Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one aircraft design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the CONVAIR YB-60 Strategic Bomber Prototype.
8 x Pratt & Whitney J57-P-3 turbojet engines developing 8,700 lb of thrust each.
Propulsion
510 mph
820 kph | 443 kts
Max Speed
53,150 ft
16,200 m | 10 miles
Service Ceiling
8,078 miles
13,000 km | 7,019 nm
Operational Range
1,060 ft/min
323 m/min
Rate-of-Climb