Boeing Yb-40 Flying Fortress Series Aircraft

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Datasheet

• Capacity:
  ** 24 troops or 15 stretchers and two attendants or_x000D_ 2270 kg (5,000 lb)
• Crew:
  Five: two pilots, one crew chief, one aerial gunner/observer, one tail gunner
• Empty Weight:
  11,585 lb (5,255 kg)
• Ferry Range:
  690 mi (600 nmi, 1,110 km)
• Fuselage Width:
  7 ft 3 in (2.2 m)[citation needed])
• Height:
  16 ft 9 in (5.09 m)
• Length:
  44 ft 10 in fuselage (13.66 m
• Max Takeoff Weight:
  17,396 lb (7,891 kg)[citation needed]
• Maximum Speed:
  166 mph (144 knots, 267 km/h)
• Powermass:
  0.215 hp/lb (354 W/kg)
• Range:
  633 mi (550 nmi, 1,020 km)
• Rate Of Climb:
  1,715 ft/min (8.71 m/s)
• Rotor Diameter:
  50 ft (15.24 m)
• Service Ceiling:
  17,000 ft (5,180 m)
• Aircraft Model:
  Boeing YB-40 Flying Fortress