Boeing B-9 bomber Model 215
| Boeing XB-901 / Model 215 | Y1B-9 | |
| First flight | April 13, 1931 | 5 November 1931 |
| Armament | Two .30-cal. machine guns and 2,200 lbs. of bombs | Two .30-cal. machine guns and 2,400 lbs. of bombs |
| Engines | Two Pratt & Whitney R-1830-13 radials of 575 hp each | Model 215 - Two 600-horsepower P&W Hornet engines, or Model 214 - two 600-horsepower Curtiss V-1570-29 Conqueror liquid-cooled engines |
| Top speed | 163 mph at sea level | 186 mph |
| Cruising speed | 137 mph | 158 mph |
| Service ceiling | 19,400 ft. | 20,150 ft. |
| Range | Approx. 500 miles with a full normal bomb load | 1,150 miles |
| Span | 76 ft. 9 in. [23.6 meters] | 76 ft. |
| Length | 51 ft. 6 in. | 51 ft. 5 in. |
| Height | 12 ft. 8 in. | |
| Weight | 12,663 lbs. gross | 13,919 lbs. gross |
| Crew | Four | five |
| Serial numbers | 32-301 (originally Boeing-owned NX10633, XB-901 Model 215) | (S/N 32-302) |
|
NEWSLETTER
|
| Join the GlobalSecurity.org mailing list |
|
|
|
