| Manufacturer |
Douglas Aircraft Corporation |
Lockheed 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 Lockheed R6V Constitution was a large, propeller-driven, double-decker transport aircraft developed in the 1940s by Lockheed as a long-range, high-capacity transport and airliner for the U.S. |
| First Flight |
1941-06-27 |
1946-11-09 |
| Service End |
1946-08-17 |
|
| Designer |
Douglas Aircraft Corporation |
Lockheed Corporation |
| Type |
Heavy bomber |
Transport aircraft |
| Length (m) |
40.2336 |
47.5488 |
| Height (m) |
12.8016 |
15.24 |
| Cockpit Crew |
16 |
12 |
| Max Seating |
|
168 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
360.4931 |
490 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
217.2614 |
418.4294 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
7010.4 |
8412.48 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
3.302 |
5.1308 |
| 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 |
|
| Capacity Description |
|
168 passengers |
| National Origin |
United States of America |
|
| Number Built |
1 |
2 |
| 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-4360-22W radial engine, 2610 kW (3500 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
United States Army Air Corps |
U.S. Navy |
| Status |
Scrapped |
Scrapped |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_XB-19 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_R6V_Constitution |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
64.6176 |
57.6072 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
398.0895 |
335.38 |
| Number of Engines |
4 |
4 |