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Boeing KB-50J Superfortress

9,396 TheAerospacecraftNerd77  3 months ago
Auto Credit Based on Christiant2's Cold War Era Challenge [Closed]

Credits:
TheUltimatePlaneLover for most of the airframe

AndiTornado for the J47s

The Wasp is UltraLight's Formation Autothrottle

The Boeing B-50 Superfortress is an American strategic bomber. A post–World War II revision of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress, it was fitted with more powerful Pratt & Whitney R-4360 radial engines, stronger structure, a taller tail fin, and other improvements. It was the last piston-engined bomber built by Boeing for the United States Air Force, and was further refined into Boeing's final such design, the prototype B-54. Although not as well known as its direct predecessor, the B-50 was in USAF service for nearly 20 years.After its primary service with Strategic Air Command (SAC) ended, B-50 airframes were modified into aerial tankers for Tactical Air Command (TAC) (KB-50) and as weather reconnaissance aircraft (WB-50) for the Air Weather Service. Both the tanker and hurricane hunter versions were retired in March 1965 due to metal fatigue and corrosion found in the wreckage of KB-50J, 48-065, which crashed on 14 October 1964.

INSTRUCTIONS:

  1. Dowload

  2. Save as "underscore symbol-underscore symbol-aiRefuelTanker-underscore symbol-underscore symbol"

  3. Refuel.

Enjoy!

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor Cold War Era Challenge [Closed]
  • Successors 1 airplane(s) +21 bonus
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 139.6ft (42.5m)
  • Length 107.1ft (32.7m)
  • Height 40.2ft (12.2m)
  • Empty Weight 37,612lbs (17,060kg)
  • Loaded Weight 69,013lbs (31,303kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.761
  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.092
  • Wing Loading 32.0lbs/ft2 (156.5kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 2,153.3ft2 (200.1m2)
  • Drag Points 25364

Parts

  • Number of Parts 131
  • Control Surfaces 7
  • Performance Cost 762