| Manufacturer |
Douglas Aircraft Corporation |
Douglas Aircraft Corporation |
| Description |
The Douglas 1211-J was a bomber aircraft design developed by American aircraft manufacturer Douglas to compete with the Boeing B-52 design for a major United States Air Force contract between 1946 and 1954. |
The Douglas XB-19 was a four-engined, piston-driven heavy bomber produced by the Douglas Aircraft Company for the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) during the early 1940s. |
| First Flight |
|
1941-06-27 |
| Service End |
|
1946-08-17 |
| Designer |
Douglas Aircraft Corporation |
Douglas Aircraft Corporation |
| Type |
|
Heavy bomber |
| Length (m) |
48.768 |
40.2336 |
| Height (m) |
13.4112 |
12.8016 |
| Cockpit Crew |
9 |
16 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
833.3993 |
360.4931 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
|
217.2614 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
15240 |
7010.4 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
2.54 |
3.302 |
| Armament |
2x 20 mm cannon; 2x 2000 lb bombs; 2x TV-guided bombs |
:*5 × 0.5 in M2 Browning machine guns :*6 × 0.3 in M1919 Browning machine guns :*2 × 37 mm M4 autocannon; 18700 lb internal; maximum bomb load of 37100 lb including external racks with reduced fuel load |
| National Origin |
|
United States of America |
| Number Built |
|
1 |
| Powerplant Description |
|
4 × Wright R-3350-5 Duplex Cyclone 18-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 1491 kW (2000 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
United States Air Force |
United States Army Air Corps |
| Status |
Design only |
Scrapped |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_1211-J |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_XB-19 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
69.1896 |
64.6176 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
|
398.0895 |
| Number of Engines |
4 |
4 |