Meet the Boeing B-29 Superfortress, the bomber that redefined air power in World War Two. First flown in 1942, it was the most advanced propeller-driven aircraft of its time, bigger, faster and more capable than anything that came before. With four massive Wright R-3350 engines, it introduced innovations unheard of then: a pressurized cabin, tricycle landing gear and remote-controlled defensive turrets. It could fly higher, farther and with greater precision than any bomber before it. The B-29’s

The numbers on the B-29 are jaw-dropping, even today. A 141-foot wingspan, four massive piston engines, and five separate computer-controlled gun turrets all combined to make it a fearsome weapon. | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation