| Manufacturer |
Douglas Aircraft Corporation |
Douglas Aircraft Corporation |
| Description |
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. |
The Douglas Model 423 was a bomber aircraft design developed by American aircraft manufacturer Douglas to compete with the Convair B-36 design for a major U.S. |
| First Flight |
1941-06-27 |
|
| Service End |
1946-08-17 |
|
| Designer |
Douglas Aircraft Corporation |
Douglas Aircraft Corporation |
| Type |
Heavy bomber |
|
| Length (m) |
40.2336 |
35.6616 |
| Height (m) |
12.8016 |
12.8016 |
| Cockpit Crew |
16 |
8 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
360.4931 |
|
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
217.2614 |
|
| Max Ceiling (m) |
7010.4 |
|
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
3.302 |
|
| Armament |
:*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 |
; 6× 0.50 in machine guns in remote ventral and dorsal turrets; 2× 37 mm cannon; ; 25000 lb of bombs |
| National Origin |
United States of America |
|
| Number Built |
1 |
0 |
| Powerplant Description |
4 × Wright R-3350-5 Duplex Cyclone 18-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 1491 kW (2000 hp) each |
4 × Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major 28-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 2237 kW (3000 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
United States Army Air Corps |
United States Army Air Force |
| Status |
Scrapped |
Design only |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_XB-19 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_423 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
64.6176 |
63.0936 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
398.0895 |
306.58 |
| Aircraft Engine |
|
Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major |
| Number of Engines |
4 |
4 |