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B-29Z Superfortress
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/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