United States (cancelled)
(OPERATORS list includes past, present, and future operators when applicable)
Width/Span
103.8 ft
(31.65 m)
Empty Wgt
34,745 lb
(15,760 kg)
MTOW
64,000 lb
(29,030 kg)
Wgt Diff
+29,255 lb
(+13,270 kg)
(Showcased structural values pertain to the base Boeing XB-38 Flying Fortress production variant)
Installed:
4 x Allison V-1710-97 turbosupercharged V12 liquid-cooled inline piston engines developing 1,425 horsepower each.
Max Speed
326 mph
(525 kph | 283 kts)
Ceiling
29,593 ft
(9,020 m | 6 mi)
Range
3,299 mi
(5,310 km | 9,834 nm)
♦ MACH Regime (Sonic)
Sub
Trans
Super
Hyper
HiHyper
ReEntry
RANGES (MPH) Subsonic: <614mph | Transonic: 614-921 | Supersonic: 921-3836 | Hypersonic: 3836-7673 | Hi-Hypersonic: 7673-19180 | Reentry: >19030
(Showcased performance specifications pertain to the base Boeing XB-38 Flying Fortress production variant. Performance specifications showcased above are subject to environmental factors as well as aircraft configuration. Estimates are made when Real Data not available. Compare this aircraft entry against any other in our database or View aircraft by powerplant type)
10 x 0.50 caliber Browning heavy machine guns along various positions of the aircraft including a dorsal turret, belly turret, tail emplacement, and nose and beam positions.
Internal bomb load of 6,000lb.
(Not all ordnance types may be represented in the showcase above)
XB-38 - Base Series Designation; one example completed.
Ribbon graphics not necessarily indicative of actual historical campaign ribbons. Ribbons are clickable to their respective aerial campaigns / operations / aviation periods.