Largest American Experimental Bomber Warms Up At U.S. Air Field. The new American XB-19-A experimental bomber warms up its four, liquid-cooled, engines at an airport in the U.S. Larger than the B-29 Superfortress, the XB-19-A has a 212-foot wingspread and is built to carry an 18-ton bomb load or 124 fully armed men. Its 2,600- horsepower engines make possible high altitude operations and its use of reversible pitch propellers allows a shorter landing run by providing additional braking power. Th

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Largest American Experimental Bomber Warms Up At U.S. Air Field. The new American XB-19-A experimental bomber warms up its four, liquid-cooled, engines at an airport in the U.S. Larger than the B-29 Superfortress, the XB-19-A has a 212-foot wingspread and is built to carry an 18-ton bomb load or 124 fully armed men. Its 2,600- horsepower engines make possible high altitude operations and its use of reversible pitch propellers allows a shorter landing run by providing additional braking power. Th

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