B-29Z Superfortress

GPTKB entity

Properties (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf bomber aircraft
gptkbp:armament 12.7 mm machine guns
gptkbp:bombLoad 20,000 lb
gptkbp:crew 10
extensive
gptkbp:decommissioned 1970s
gptkbp:design Boeing_engineers
gptkbp:engine gptkb:Wright_R-3350
gptkbp:firstFlight 1942
gptkbp:height 27 ft 9 in
gptkbp:historicalSignificance pioneered long-range bombing missions
first bomber to carry atomic bombs
used_in_Korean_War
symbol_of_American_air_power
influenced_Cold_War_air_strategy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label B-29Z Superfortress
gptkbp:influenced future bombers
gptkbp:influencedBy B-17 Flying Fortress
gptkbp:length 99 ft 0 in
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Boeing
gptkbp:maxSpeed 357 mph
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Superfortress
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Bombing_of_Hiroshima
gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
gptkb:Bombing_of_Nagasaki
gptkbp:operationalRange 1,500 miles
gptkbp:primaryUser gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:productionYears 1942-1946
gptkbp:range 3,250 miles
gptkbp:retired 1960s
gptkbp:role strategic bombing
gptkbp:service_ceiling 31,850 ft
gptkbp:services gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:significantEvent advanced navigation systems
pressurized cabin
four-engine design
large bomb bay
high-altitude performance
remote-controlled gun turrets
gptkbp:successor gptkb:B-50_Superfortress
gptkbp:supportRole 1944
gptkbp:totalGoals 3,970
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:wingspan 141 ft 3 in