Brief illustrated description of construction of 70-ton bomber built at Santa Monica Plant of Douglas Aircraft Co.; airplane has 210-ft wing spread and 8000 hp; weight, fully loaded, more than 140,000 lb; flying range over 7000 mi; when taken over by Army, it will be used as flying laboratory for assembly and check of tactical and structural information. (See also Western Machy and Steel World v 31 n 10 Oct 1940 p 370-1)


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    Title :

    World's largest and most powerful airplane, United States Army giant bomber Douglas B-19


    Additional title:

    Aircraft Production


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1940


    Size :

    4 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English





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