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Little boy

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Little Boy was the type of atomic bomb dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima on 6 August 1945 during World War II, making it the first nuclear weapon used in warfare. The bomb was dropped by the Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay piloted by Colonel Paul W. Tibbets Jr., commander of the 509th Composite Group, and Captain Robert A. Lewis. It exploded with an energy of approximately 15 kilotons of TNT (63 TJ) and caused widespread death and destruction throughout the city. The Hiroshima bombing was the second man-made nuclear explosion in history, after the Trinity nuclear test

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General Characteristics

  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 2.3ft (0.7m)
  • Length 10.7ft (3.3m)
  • Height 2.3ft (0.7m)
  • Empty Weight 2,381lbs (1,080kg)
  • Loaded Weight 2,381lbs (1,080kg)

Performance

  • Wing Loading 442.6lbs/ft2 (2,160.8kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 5.4ft2 (0.5m2)
  • Drag Points 215

Parts

  • Number of Parts 13
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 75