Maroto B-3
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| Maroto B-3 | |
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| A Maroto B-3 in 1952. | |
Role
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Strategic bomber |
National origin
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 Creeperopolis
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Manufacturer
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Maroto Aircraft Company |
First flight
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1940 |
Introduction
|
1940 |
Retired
|
1965 |
Status
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Retired |
Primary user
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Creeperian Air Force |
Produced
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1940–1950 |
Number built
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387 |
The Maroto B-3 is a Creeperian twin-engine piston aircraft built by the Maroto Aircraft Company.
Contents
History
The Maroto B-3 was developed by the Maroto Aircraft Company as the successor of the Maroto B-2. It entered service with the Catholic Imperial Restoration Council in 1940. It was retired in 1965.
Operators
Specifications
General characteristics
- Crew: 6
- Length: 58 ft 4+3⁄4 in (17.799 m)
- Wingspan: 92 ft 0 in (28.04 m)
- Height: 18 ft 5+1⁄2 in (5.626 m)
- Wing area: 993 sq ft (92.3 m2)
- Empty weight: 19,089 lb (8,659 kg)
- Gross weight: 26,500 lb (12,020 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 32,400 lb (14,696 kg)
- Powerplant: 2 × Reyes B-3 radial engine, 1,600 hp (1,200 kW) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 282 mph (454 km/h, 245 kn) at 12,000 ft (3,660 m)
- Cruise speed: 210 mph (340 km/h, 180 kn)
- Range: 1,400 mi (2,300 km, 1,200 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 31,600 ft (9,600 m)
- Time to altitude: 6.7 minutes to 10,000 ft (3,050 m)
Armament
- Guns: 3 × .30 in (7.62 mm) machine guns, 1 × .50 in (12.7 mm) machine gun in tail
- Bombs: 2,000 lb (910 kg) in bomb bay
