8 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Keystone B-6A: USAF· Public domain
- 2. Keystone B-6A bomber: USAF· Public domain
- 3. Keystone B-6A formation of three 060421-F-1234P-026: USAF· Public domain
- 4. Keystone B-6A front 060421-F-1234P-021: USAF· Public domain
- 5. Keystone B-6A rear left quarter 060421-F-1234P-022: USAF· Public domain
- 6. Keystone B-6A right side 060421-F-1234P-020: USAF· Public domain
- 7. Keystone B-6A squadron formation 060421-F-1234P-027: USAF· Public domain
- 8. Keystone B-6As dropping bombs 060421-F-1234P-025: USAF· Public domain
what is it?
The Keystone B-6 was a biplane bomber developed by the Keystone Aircraft company for the United States Army Air Corps.
How to recognise it: 2 piston engines with propellers · 22.8 m wingspan
base stats
Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).
fun facts
- Wingspan of 22.8 m: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
- Range of 1,330 km: 7× Amsterdam to Brussels.
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
- —
- number built
- 5
- role
- light bomber
- makers
- Keystone Aircraft
- engines
- 2× Wright R-1820-1
- crew
- 5
- length
- 14.9 m
- wingspan
- 22.8 m
- height
- 4.8 m
- max take-off weight
- 6,056 kg
- top speed
- 190 km/h
- cruise speed
- 166 km/h
- range
- 1,330 km
- ceiling
- 6,400 m
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q2060302, Wikipedia: Keystone B-6 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.