Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one aircraft design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the Northrop YB-35 Flying Wing Strategic Bomber Prototype.
2 x Pratt & Whitney R-4360-17 and 2 x Pratt & Whitney R-4360-21 radial piston engines developing 3,000 horsepower each driving 2 x Four-bladed propeller units each in contra-rotating arrangement.
Propulsion
393 mph
632 kph | 341 kts
Max Speed
39,698 ft
12,100 m | 8 miles
Service Ceiling
8,140 miles
13,100 km | 7,073 nm
Operational Range
625 ft/min
190 m/min
Rate-of-Climb