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Type: Long range heavy bomber Origin: Consolidated Vultee Models: See below Crew: Ten First Flight: XB-24: Dec. 29, 1939 First Delivery: LB-30A: March 1941 Combat Debut: B-24C: Nov. 1941 Production End: May 31, 1945 Production: 19,203 POWERPLANT: B-24J Model: Pratt & Whitney R-1830-65 Twin Wasp Type: 14-cyl. two row radials Number: Four Horsepower: 1,200hp DIMENSIONS: Wing Span (B-24J): 110ft. 0in. (33.5m) Length (B-24J): 67 ft. 2 in. (20.47m) Height (B-24J): 18 ft. (5.49m) Wing Area: N/A WEIGHTS: Empty (B-24J): 37,000 lb. (16,783 kg.) Loaded (B-24J): 65,000 lb. (29,484 kg.) PERFORMANCE: Max. Speed: B-24J: 290 mph (467 kph) Initial Climb: B-24J: 900 ft/min (274m/min) Service Ceiling: B-24J: 28,000 ft. (8534m) Range: B-24J (at 190mph with 5,000 lb load): 2,200 miles (3540km) |
ARMAMENT: Two 0.5 in. Browning MG in Consolidated or Emerson nose turret Two 0.5 in. Browning MG in Martin dorsal turret Two 0.5 in. Browning MG in Briggs-Sperry retractable ventral ball turret Two 0.5 in. Browning MG in Consolidated or Motor Products tail turret One 0.5 in. Browning MG in each manual waist mounts BOMB LOAD: 8,000 lb. (3629 kg.) typical load carried internally VARIANTS: XB-24: prototype LB-30A: transport B-24C/Liberator II: Bomber B-24D: Bomber B-24G/PB4Y: Bomber B-24H/Liberator B.VI: Bomber B-24J/Liberator GR.VI: Bomber B-24N: omber with single tail fin CB-24: Lead ship TB-24: Trainer F-7: Photo Reconnaisance C-109: Fuel tanker QB-24: drone. C-87: Transport. |
Gunston, Bill - The Encyclodepia of the Worlds Combat aircraft, 1976, Chartwell Books, Inc., New York
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