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| | = Testing ground for templates and articles = | | = Testing ground for templates and articles = |
| − | The '''B-29 Superfortress''' was a long-range heavy [[bomber]] first placed into service in [[World War II]] in the [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]] theater of that war. After the war, the B-29 was the first bomber used by the [[Strategic Air Command]]. {{Infobox warplane
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| − | |image=B-29.jpg
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| − | |image_size=350
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| − | |caption=B-29 in flight over the [[Pacific Ocean]]
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| − | |func=Heavy, long-range bomber
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| − | |dates=1943-1953
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| − | |obsplane=[[B-17 Flying Fortress]]
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| − | |newplane=[[B-36 Peacemaker]]
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| − | |contr=[[Boeing]]
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| − | |arms=10 50-calibre machine guns<br/>1 20-mm tail-mounted cannon
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| − | |load=20,000 [[pound]]s of bombs
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| − | |engines=4 [[Wright R-3350]]s, 2,200 hp each
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| − | |maxspeed=357 mph
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| − | |cruisespeed=220 mph
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| − | |range=3,700 [[mile]]s
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| − | |servceil=23,950 [[foot (length)|feet]]
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| − | |combceil=36,150 [[foot (length)|feet]]
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| − | |length=99 feet 0 [[inch]]es
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| − | |height=29 feet 7 inches
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| − | |span=141 feet 3 inches
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| − | |emptywt=70,140 pounds
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| − | |towt=124,000 pounds
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| − | |crew=10 plus
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| − | |cost=US $639,000
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| − | }}
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| − | == History == | + | == LaTeX math == |
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| − | == B-29 Bomb Groups and Wings == | + | :<math>\int_a^b f(x)\,dx = F(b) - F(a)</math> |
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| − | == References ==
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| − | == See Also ==
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| − | * [[Strategic Air Command]]
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