Boeing B-29 Superfortress
Dublin Core
Title
Boeing B-29 Superfortress
Subject
US Air Force Technology
Description
Bomber designed to replace the b-17. Could carry 20,000 lbs of bombs and included state-of-the-art technology including a pressurized cabin, tricycle landing gear, analog computer-controlled fire system, and 4 remote-controlled machine gun units. It is also the first plane to drop a nuclear bomb.
Source
Boeing
Publisher
Boeing
Date
1945
Type
US Air Force History
Collection
Citation
“Boeing B-29 Superfortress,” War and Technology, accessed May 17, 2024, https://wartech.omeka.net/items/show/8.