Consolidated B-24 Liberator - Specifications (B-24J)

Specifications (B-24J)

Data from Quest for Performance

General characteristics

  • Crew: 11(pilot, co-pilot, navigator, bombardier, radio operator, nose turret, top turret, 2 waist gunners, ball turret, tail gunner)
  • Length: 67 ft 8 in (20.6 m)
  • Wingspan: 110 ft 0 in (33.5 m)
  • Height: 18 ft 0 in (5.5 m)
  • Wing area: 1,048 ft² (97.4 m²)
  • Empty weight: 36,500 lb (16,590 kg)
  • Loaded weight: 55,000 lb (25,000 kg)
  • Max. takeoff weight: 65,000 lb (29,500 kg)
  • Powerplant: 4 × Pratt & Whitney R-1830-35 or -41 turbosupercharged radial engines, 1,200 hp (900 kW) each
  • Zero-lift drag coefficient: 0.0406
  • Drag area: 42.54 ft² (3.95 m²)
  • Aspect ratio: 11.55

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 290 mph (250 kn, 470 km/h)
  • Cruise speed: 215 mph (187 kn, 346 km/h)
  • Stall speed: 95 mph (83 kn, 153 km/h)
  • Range: 2,100 mi (1,800 nmi, 3,400 km)
  • Ferry range: 3,700 mi (3,200 nmi, 6,000 km)
  • Service ceiling: 28,000 ft (8,500 m)
  • Rate of climb: 1,025 ft/min (5.2 m/s)
  • Wing loading: 52.5 lb/ft² (256 kg/m²)
  • Power/mass: 0.0873 hp/lb (144 W/kg)
  • Lift-to-drag ratio: 12.9

Armament

  • Guns: 10 × .50 caliber (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns in 4 turrets and two waist positions
  • Bombs:
    • Short range (˜400 mi): 8,000 lb (3,600 kg)
    • Long range (˜800 mi): 5,000 lb (2,300 kg)
    • Very long range (˜1,200 mi): 2,700 lb (1,200 kg)

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