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)
Empty weight: 19,480 lb (8,855 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 35,000 lb (15,910 kg)
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
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.
go Warriors!
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