B-25 Bomber

Specifications (B-25H)

General characteristics

Crew: 6 (one pilot, one co-pilot, navigator/bombardier, turret gunner/engineer,
radio operator/waist gunner, tail gunner)
Length: 52 ft 11 in (16.13 m)
Wingspan: 67 ft 7 in (20.60 m)
Height: 16 ft 4 in (4.98 m)
Wing area: 610 sq ft (56.7 m²)
Empty weight: 19,480 lb (8,855 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 35,000 lb (15,910 kg)
Powerplant: 2 × Wright R-2600-92 Twin Cyclone 14-cylinder air-cooled radial
engine, 1,700 hp (1,267 kW) each

Performance
Maximum speed: 272 mph (237 kn, 438 km/h) at 13,000 ft (3,960 m)
Cruise speed: 230 mph (200 knots, 370 km/h)
Range: 1,350 mi (1,174 nmi, 2,174 km)
Service ceiling: 24,200 ft (7,378 m)

Armament
Guns: 12–18 × .50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns and 75 mm (2.95 in) T13E1 cannon
Hardpoints: 2,000 lb (900 kg) ventral shackles to hold one external Mark 13
torpedo[43]
Rockets: racks for eight 5 in (127 mm) high velocity aircraft rockets (HVAR)
Bombs: 3,000 lb (1,360 kg) bombs



My father flew these just to maintain his flight status/flight pay in the late
50s and early 60s.

He hated them as they were so noisy, his ears would 'ring' for days after.





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"Miloch" wrote in message ...

Specifications (B-25H)

What almost became the B-25

Now it's starting to look familiar

"Super Strafer"

Note the 75mm nose gun

"Byker" wrote in news:V8Sdncatproxf8PKnZ2dnUU7-
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"Super Strafer"

Note the 75mm nose gun



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