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Consolidated B-24 LIBERATOR

 

Type:Consolidated B-24 Liberator8/12-seat is a long range Heavy Bomber.

Engine:Four 1,200-hp (895-kW) Pratt & Whitney R-1830-65 radial piston engine.

Performance:maximum speed 290 mph (467 km/h) at 25,500 ft (7,620 m); climb to 20,000 ft (6,095 m) in 25 minutes 0 seconds; service ceiling 28,000 ft (8,535 m); range 2,100 miles (3,380 km).

Weights:empty 36,500 lb (16,556 kg); maximum take-off 71,200 lb (32,296 kg).

Armament:10 0.5-in (12.7-mm)machine guns in nose, dorsal, ventral and tail turrets, and two beam positions, and up to 12,800 lb (5,806 kg) of bombs.

 

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