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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the strategic bombers category.
01 / Overview
Northrop YB-35
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1941–1949
Quantity
14
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
STRATEGIC BOMBERS · WORLD WAR II
8
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
15
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the strategic bombers category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General5MOD.5
- First Flight1946
- Crew9
- Primary Roleexperimental heavy bomber
- Generationpiston-engine bomber
- In ServiceNo
◈Powerplant6MOD.6
- Engine Typepiston
- Engine ModelPratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major
- Number of Engines4
- AfterburnerNo
- SupercruiseNo
- Thrust VectoringNo
▣Performance4MOD.4
- Top Speed837 km/h
- Cruise Speed443 km/h
- Service Ceiling13,716 m
- Ferry Range6,437 km
◇Dimensions & Weights4MOD.4
- Length16.2 m
- Wingspan52.2 m
- Height6.1 m
- Wing Area371.6
◆Armament7MOD.7
- Hardpoints0
- Internal Guntwenty 0.5 in machine guns or 20 mm cannon
- Internal Weapons BayYes
- Air-to-Air MissilesNo
- Air-to-Ground MissilesNo
- Anti-Ship MissilesNo
- Nuclear CapableYes
▤Avionics & Stealth7MOD.7
⬢Production3MOD.3
- Total Built14
- Operators1
- Variants1
▲Service History4MOD.4
- Retirement Year1949
- Production Start1941
- Production End1949
- Operational StatusCanceled
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1941Production started
- 1946Entered service
- 1949Production ended
85
years in service
8
years in production
14
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country no longer actively operates it. 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
STRATEGIC BOMBERS RANKING Strategic Bombers · World War II
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
57STRATEGIC BOMBERS8WORLD WAR II · STRATEGIC BOMBERS1413UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS141PERFORMANCE/PRICE · STRATEGIC BOMBERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theStrategic Bomberscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE2terms
An internal compartment within a military aircraft designed to store and deploy weapons, reducing radar cross-section and aerodynamic drag.
Relating to or using nuclear energy, typically fission, for propulsion or power generation in military vessels.
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