United States' North American B-25J Mitchell bomber
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North American B-25J Mitchell bomber strafing: |
North American B-25J Mitchell bomber: |
Design
Prototype
Production
Variants
Usage
Specifications
| North American B-25J Mitchell | |
|---|---|
| Type | Bomber1, Light bomber2, Medium bomber2,3 |
| Crew | 3 - 61, 5 - 63, 62 |
| Engine (Type) | 2: Wright R-2600-92 Cyclone piston1,2,3 |
| Cylinders | Radial2, Radial 141 |
| Cooling | Air1 |
| HP | 1,700 each1,2,3 |
| War emergency HP | 1,850 each3 |
| Propeller blades | |
| Dimensions | |
| Span | 67' 7"1,2,3 20.6 m2,3 |
| Length | 52' 11"1,2,3 16.13 m2,3 |
| Height | 15' 10"3, 16' 4"1,2 4.98 m2,3 |
| Wing area | 610 ft2 2 56.67 m2 2 |
| Weight | |
| Empty | 19,480 lb2, 21,100 lb3 8,836 kg2, 9,571 kg3 |
| Loaded | 33,500 lb3, 35,000 lb1,2 15,196 kg3, 15,876 kg2 |
| Maximum load | 41,800 lb3 18,960 kg3 |
| Performance | |
| Speed | |
| Speed @ 13,000' / 3,960 m |
272 mph1,2,3 438 kph2,3 |
| Cruising speed | 230 mph3 370 kph3 |
| Climb | 1,110'/minute3 338 m/minute3 |
| Climb to 15,000' / 4,570 m |
17.5 minutes2 |
| Service ceiling | 24,200'1,2,3 7,375 m2, 7,376 m3 |
| Range | 1,350 miles1 |
| Range with bomb load | 1,350 miles2 2,173 m2 |
| Range with 3,200 lb / 1,451 kg bomb load |
1,275 miles3 2,052 km3 |
| Armament | 12: MG1 12: 12.7 mm MG2 |
| Under wings | 8: 5" rocket2 8: 127 mm rocket2 |
| Bomb load | 3,000 lb1,2 1,360 kg2 |
Sources:
- World War II Airplanes Volume 2, Enzo Angelucci, Paolo Matricardi, 1976
- Fighting Aircraft of World War II, Editor: Karen Leverington, 1995
- Aircraft of WWII, Stewart Wilson, 1998
