Maroto Botín B-8
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Maroto Botín B-8 | |
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A Maroto Botín B-8 in 1974. | |
Role
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Strategic bomber |
National origin
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Creeperopolis |
Manufacturer
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Maroto Botín Aerospace Corporation |
First flight
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1956 |
Introduction
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1958 |
Retired
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1997 |
Status
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Retired |
Primary user
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Creeperian Air Force |
Produced
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1956–1967 |
Number built
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160 |
Developed into
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Maroto Botín B-9 |
The Maroto Botín B-8 is a Creeperian twin-engine jet aircraft built by the Maroto Botín Aerospace Corporation. The strategic bomber was the first jet powered bomber built by Maroto Botín.
Contents
History
The Maroto Botín B-8 was built by the Maroto Botín Aerospace Corporation. It first flew in 1956 and entered service with the Creeperian Air Force in 1958. It was retired in 1997 after the introduction of the Maroto Botín B-10.
Operators
Specifications
General characteristics
- Crew: 3
- Length: 76 ft 4 in (23.27 m)
- Wingspan: 72 ft 6 in (22.10 m)
- Height: 22 ft 9.5 in (6.947 m)
- Wing area: 812 sq ft (75.4 m2) with slats and CLE from A3D-2/A-3B
- Empty weight: 39,409 lb (17,876 kg)
- Gross weight: 70,000 lb (31,751 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 82,000 lb (37,195 kg)
- Powerplant: 2 × Reyes-Ribelles B-8 M turbojet engines, 10,500 lbf (47 kN) thrust each dry
- 12,400 lbf (55 kN) with water injection
Performance
- Maximum speed: 530 kn (610 mph, 980 km/h) at 10,000 ft (3,000 m)
- Cruise speed: 520 kn (600 mph, 960 km/h)
- Range: 1,825 nmi (2,100 mi, 3,380 km)
- Ferry range: 2,520 nmi (2,900 mi, 4,670 km)
- Service ceiling: 41,000 ft (12,000 m)
- g limits: +3.4
- Wing loading: 86.2 lb/sq ft (421 kg/m2)
- Thrust/weight: 0.357
Armament
- Guns: 2 × 20 mm Figueroa-36s in the tail turret
- Bombs: 12,800 pounds (5,800 kg) of free-fall bombs or mines, including any combination of
- 12 × 500 pounds (230 kg) bombs or
- 6 × 1,000 pounds (450 kg) bombs or
- 8 × 1,600 pounds (730 kg) armor-piercing bombs or
- 4 × 2,000 pounds (910 kg) bombs
Avionics
- AN/ASB-1A (early radar)
- AN/ASB-7 bomb-director
- Defensive electronic countermeasure gear