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The Boeing B-54 was the planned production version of the YB-50C. The standard Pratt & Whitney R-4360 engines of the normal B-50 had been replaced with R-4360-51 Variable Discharge Turbine (VDT) engines the fuselage was lengthened by over 10 ft (3 m) and the wingspan was extended by 20 ft (6 m) which required the installation of outrigger landing gear in the numbers one and four engine nacelles.

The Boeing B-54 was the planned production version of the YB-50C.1
Le Boeing B-54 est la désignation utilisée pour la version de production prévue du YB-50C. Dérivé du B-50 Superfortress, l'avion dispose d'un fuselage et d'ailes agrandis, ainsi que de nouveaux moteurs.2

Made by Boeing.

It is the successor of the Boeing B-50 Superfortress .

* Boeing B-54 Le Boeing B-54 est la désignation utilisée pour la version de production prévue du YB-50C.3
Developed From
Boeing B-50 Superfortress
Predecessor
Boeing B-50 Superfortress
Lists
* List of bomber aircraft* List of military aircraft of the United States
Manufacturer
Boeing
Number Built
Related
* B-50 Superfortress
Primary user
United States Air Force
Status
Cancelled
Category
Abandoned military aircraft projects of the United States
Boeing aircraft
United States bomber aircraft 1940-1949

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