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North American B-25 Mitchell |
Specifications (North American B-25J Mitchell) Type: Five Seat Medium Bomber Design: North American Design Team (Chief Engineer Lee Atwood took charge of the project under the designation NA-62) Manufacturer: North American Aviation Incorporated (Inglewood and Kansas City) Powerplant: (B-25J) Two 1,700 hp (1268 kW) Wright R-2600-92 Cyclone radial piston engines with and emergency power rating of 1,850 hp (1380 kW). (B-25/A/B) Two 1,700 hp (1268 kW) Wright R-2600-9 Double Cyclone 14-cylinder two row radial engines. (B-25C/D/G) Two 1,700 hp (1268 kW) Wright R-2600-13 engines. Performance: Maximum speed 272 mph (438 km/h) at 13,000 ft (3960 m); cruising speed 230 mph (370 km/h); service ceiling 24,200 ft (7375 m). Initial climb rate (B-25A) 1,500 ft (460 m) per minute. (later models) typically 1,100 ft (338m) per minute. Range: Normal range 1,350 miles (2173 km) or an extended range of 1,500 miles (2414 km). Weight: Empty 19,480 lbs (8836 kg) with a normal take-off weight of 35,000 lbs (15876 kg). Overload weight of 41,800 lbs (18960 kg). Dimensions: Span 67 ft 7 in (20.60 m); length 52 ft 11 in (16.13 m); height 14 ft 4 in (4.98 m); wing area 610 sq ft (56.67 sq m). Armament: (B-25J) From Twelve to Eighteen 12.7 mm (0.50 in) machine guns, plus eight 127 mm (5 in) rocket projectiles and up to 3,000 lbs (1361 kg) of bombs or a single torpedo. (B-25H) A single T13E1 model 75 mm cannon located in the nose plus a single torpedo. Avionics: (TB-25K/M) flying classrooms for teaching the Hughes E-1 and E-5 fire control radar. Aircraft used for level bombing would have been equipped with the Norden Bombsight. History: First flight (NA-40 prototype) January 1939; (NA-62 the first production B-25) 19 August 1940; (B-25G) August 1942. Operators: Brazil, China, FAF, FFAF, Netherlands, RAAF, RAF, RCAF, Soviet Union, USAAC/USAAF, USN15 |