B-26 "Invader" Dates assigned: 1947 - 1951 Crew: 3 Length: 50 ft 0 in (15.24 m) Wingspan: 70 ft 0 in (21.34 m) Height: 18 ft 3 in (5.64 m) Wing area: 540 ft² (50 m²) Empty weight: 22,850 lb (10,365 kg) Loaded weight: 27,600 lb (12,519 kg) Max takeoff weight: 35,000 lb (15,900 kg) Powerplant: 2× Pratt & Whitney R-2800-27 "Double Wasp" radials, 2,000 hp (1,500 kW) each Maximum speed: 355 mph (308 kn, 570 km/h) Range: 1,400 mi (1,200 nmi, 2,300 km) Service ceiling: 22,000 ft (6,700 m) Rate of climb: 1,250 ft/min (6.4 m/s) Wing loading: 51 lb/ft² (250 kg/m²) Power/mass: 0.145 hp/lb (108 W/kg) Cost: $192,000 Armament: Guns: Up to 8 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns in the nose 8 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 machine guns in four optional underwing pods 2 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 machine guns in remote-controlled dorsal turret 2 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 machine guns in remote-controlled ventral turret Bombs: 6,000 lb (2,700 kg) - 4,000 lb (1,800 kg) in the bomb bay plus 2,000 lb (910 kg) external on the wings