Consolidated B-24 Liberator

The Consolidated B-24 Liberator was an American heavy bomber designed by Consolidated Aircraft Company of San Diego California. Its mass production was brought into full force by 1943 with the aid of the Ford Motor Company through its newly-constructed Willow Run facility where peak production had reached one B-24 per hour and 650 per month in 1944. Other factories soon followed.

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The Consolidated B-24 Liberator was an American heavy bomber, Its mass production was brought into full force by 1943 with the aid of the Ford Motor Company through its 2
The Consolidated B-24 Liberator was an American heavy bomber, designed and largely built by the Consolidated Aircraft Company of San Diego, California.3
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Made by Consolidated Aircraft.

It is the successor of the Preproduction B-24 ,

Consolidated B-24 Liberator is the predecessor of the Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express.Consolidated Liberator I.Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer.Consolidated R2Y.Consolidated XB-41 Liberator.

The Consolidated B-24 Liberator was employed in operations in every combat theater during World War II.9
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More Users
Royal Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
United States Navy
Height Main
548.64
Height Alt
5.5 m
Predecessor
Preproduction B-24
Stall Speed Main
95 mph
Length Alt
20.6 m
Ferry Range Alt
3200
Jet Or Prop
prop
Lists
* List of bomber aircraft* List of military aircraft of the United States
Range Main
2
100 mi
Loaded Weight Main
55000.0
Max Speed Alt
250
Type Of Prop
turbosupercharged radial engines
More General
0.0406* Drag area
Successor
Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express
Consolidated Liberator I
Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer
Consolidated R2Y
Consolidated XB-41 Liberator
Loading Main
53
Power/mass Main
314.28000000000003
Developed From
Preproduction B-24
Introduced
1941
Bombs
** Short range : 8
000 lb ** Long range : 5
000 lb ** Very long range : 2
700 lb
Max Speed Main
290 mph
Cruise Speed Main
215 mph
Similar Aircraft
* Avro Lancaster* B-17 Flying Fortress* Focke-Wulf Fw 200* Handley-Page Halifax* Junkers Ju 290* Petlyakov Pe-8* Piaggio P.108B* Short Stirling* Vickers Warwick
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
29500.0
Ceiling Main
28000.0
Number Built
18482
Crew
7
Max Takeoff Weight Main
65000.0
Retired
1968
Unit Cost
297627.0
Stall Speed Alt
83
Loaded Weight Alt
25000.0
Cruise Speed Alt
187
Area Main
1048.0
Primary user
United States Army Air Forces
Span Alt
33.5 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Power Alt
900.0
Engine(prop)
Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp
Manufacturer
Consolidated Aircraft
Number Of Props
4
First Flight
29
Production End Year
1945
Climb Rate Main
1025.0
More Performance
12.9
Production Start Year
1940
Power/mass Alt
144
Guns
10
Climb Rate Alt
5.2 m-s
Variants With Their Own Articles
Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express
Consolidated Liberator I
Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer
Consolidated R2Y
Consolidated XB-41 Liberator
See Also
* H2X radar* Operation Aphrodite* Willow Run Airport
Length Main
2062.48
Span Main
3352.8
Area Alt
97.4 m²
Range Alt
1800
Power Main
1
200 hp
Related
* Consolidated B-32 Dominator* Consolidated C-87 Liberator Express* PB4Y Privateer* Consolidated XB-41 Liberator* Preproduction B-24* Consolidated Liberator I* Consolidated R2Y
Empty Weight Main
36500.0
Ceiling Alt
8
500 m
Ferry Range Main
3
700 mi
Category
Consolidated aircraft
United States Coast Guard aircraft
United States bomber aircraft 1930-1939
World War II bombers of the United States
Produced
1940
Empty Weight Alt
16590.0
Loading Alt
256

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