[GOP_Party_Animal]

More perspective:

B-17 Flying Fortress
Data (based on historical records):
• Payload: ~17,600 lbs (typical bomb load, varied by mission; max ~20,000 lbs)
• Max Takeoff Weight: 65,500 lbs
• Speed: ~287 mph (max speed, not Mach equivalent due to subsonic nature)

B-29 Superfortress
Data (based on historical records):
• Payload: ~20,000 lbs (typical bomb load; max ~22,000 lbs)
• Max Takeoff Weight: 133,500 lbs
• Speed: ~357 mph (max speed)

[Psalm 73]

Thanks. And to think we produced thousands of 'em.

And EVERYTHING pales in comparison to the B-1B - I know they were expensive as heck and are VERY maintenance intensive, but they are a pure mass of whup-ass. Payload, speed, ceiling.