Boeing B-29 Superfortress
Verovatno najpoznatiji bombarder Drugog svetskog rata. Prvi let je imao 1942., a u upotrebu je uveden 1944. Bio je najveci i najmoderniji avion ww2. Imao je kabinu pod pritiskom, elektronski kontrolisan nisanski sistem i mitraljeze na daljinsko upravljanje. Napravljeno je skoro 4.000 komada, a koriscen je do 1960. Imao je 4 Wright motora snage po 2200hp i maksimalnu brzinu od skoro 600km/h. Dolet mu je bio skoro 9.000km, a maksimalna visina leta preko 10.000 metara. Bio je naoruzan sa 10 mitraljeza kalibra 12.7mm i 2 topa kalibra 20mm. Mogao je da ponese skoro 10 tona bombi. Uglavnom je koriscen u ratu na Pacifiku. Poznate su misije bombardovanja Japana iz baza u Kini i Tokyo air raid marta 1945. kada je 334 B-29 sravnilo sa zemljom pola Tokija zapaljivim bombama i ubilo preko 100.000 civila. Svakako najpoznatiji B-29 je Enola Gay, avion koji je bacio prvu atomsku bombu na Hirosimu 6. avgusta 1945.
General characteristics
* Crew: 11 (5 officers, 6 enlisted)
* Length: 99 ft 0 in (30.18 m)
* Wingspan: 141 ft 3 in (43.06 m)
* Height: 29 ft 7 in (8.5 m)
* Wing area: 1,736 sq ft (161.3 m²)
* Empty weight: 74,500 lb (33,800 kg)
* Loaded weight: 120,000 lb (54,000 kg)
* Max takeoff weight: 133,500 lb (60,560 kg) ; 135,000 lb plus combat load (144,000 lb on record[13])
* Powerplant: 4× Wright R-3350-23 and 23A turbosupercharged radial engines, 2,200 hp (1,640 kW) each
* Zero-lift drag coefficient: 0.0241
* Drag area: 41.16 ft² (3.82 m²)
* Aspect ratio: 11.50
Performance
* Maximum speed: 357 mph (310 knots, 574 km/h)
* Cruise speed: 220 mph (190 knots, 350 km/h)
* Stall speed: 105 mph (91 knots, 170 km/h)
* Combat range: 3,250 mi (2,820 nmi, 5,230 km)
* Ferry range: 5,600 mi (4,900 nmi, 9,000 km, (record 5,839 mi, 5,074 nmi, 9,397 km[13]))
* Service ceiling: 33,600 ft (10,200 m)
* Rate of climb: 900 ft/min (4.6 m/s)
* Wing loading: 69.12 lb/sqft (337 kg/m²)
* Power/mass: 0.073 hp/lb (121 W/kg)
* Lift-to-drag ratio: 16.8
Armament
* Guns:
o 10× .50 in (12.7 mm) caliber Browning M2/ANs in remote controlled turrets
o 2 x .50 in and 1× 20 mm M2 cannon in tail position (the cannon was eventually removed as it proved unreliable in service )
o B-29B-BW – All armament and sighting equipment removed except for tail position; initially 2 x .50 in M2/AN and 1× 20 mm M2 cannon, later 3 x 2 x .50 in M2/AN with APG-15 gun-laying radar fitted as standard.
* Bombs: 20,000 lb (9,000 kg) standard loadout