XB-59
| Specifications | ||
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| Span | 81 ft. 4 in. | |
| Length | 123 ft. 4 in. | |
| Height | 25 ft. 4 in. | |
| Weight | 148,300 lbs. max. | |
| Armament | One 30mm cannon in the tail; 10,000 lbs. of bombs | |
| Engines | Four General Electric J73-X24A turbojets of 14,000 lbs. thrust ea. with afterburner. (or four Pratt & Whitney J57-P-5 turbojets of 15,000 lbs. thrust ea. with afterburner) | |
| Maximum speed | 1,200 mph. | |
| Cruising speed | 600 mph. | |
| Range | 2,500 miles | |
| Service Ceiling | 50,000 ft. | |
| Crew | Three | |
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