| Manufacturer |
Douglas Aircraft Corporation |
Focke-Wulf |
| 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 Focke-Wulf Nr. 238 Fernkampfflugzeug was a four-engine strategic bomber developed by the German aeronautical company Focke-Wulf-Flugzeugbau AG in the early 1940s and remained at the project stage. |
| First Flight |
1941-06-27 |
|
| Service End |
1946-08-17 |
|
| Designer |
Douglas Aircraft Corporation |
Focke-Wulf |
| Type |
Heavy bomber |
|
| Length (m) |
40.2336 |
35.3 |
| Height (m) |
12.8016 |
8.7 |
| Cockpit Crew |
16 |
|
| Max Speed (km/h) |
360.4931 |
670 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
217.2614 |
500 |
| 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 |
|
| National Origin |
United States of America |
Germany |
| Number Built |
1 |
|
| Powerplant Description |
4 × Wright R-3350-5 Duplex Cyclone 18-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 1491 kW (2000 hp) each |
4 × BMW 803 28-cylinder 7-bank liquid-cooled coupled inline radial engine |
| Primary Users |
United States Army Air Corps |
|
| Status |
Scrapped |
|
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_XB-19 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Focke-Wulf_Fw_238 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
64.6176 |
52 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
398.0895 |
290 |
| Aircraft Engine |
|
BMW 803 |
| Number of Engines |
4 |
4 |