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North American B-25 Mitchell

9,238 InternationalAircraftCompany  7.8 years ago

Sorry I haven't posted in a while! I've had other things to do!
Sorry she looks a bit wierd...
-Instructions-
When taking off, throttle to 100%
Gently pitch up, because if you do it too hard, she'll stall.
Don't be too close to the ground when dropping the unrealistic bomb load, as this will cause her to explode or nose over into the ground (and explode).

-Information from Wikipedia-
The North American B-25 Mitchell is an American twin-engine, medium bomber manufactured by North American Aviation (NAA). It was named in honor of Major General William "Billy" Mitchell, a pioneer of U.S. military aviation. Used by many Allied air forces, the B-25 served in every theater of World War II and after the war ended many remained in service, operating across four decades. Produced in numerous variants, nearly 10,000 Mitchells rolled from NAA factories.[1] These included a few limited models, such as the United States Marine Corps' PBJ-1 patrol bomber and the United States Army Air Forces' F-10 reconnaissance aircraft and AT-24 trainers.

The Air Corps issued a circular (Number 38-385) in March 1938 describing the performance they required from the next bombers — a payload of 1,200 lb (540 kg) with a range of 1,200 mi (1,900 km) at more than 200 mph (320 km/h).[2] Those performance specifications led NAA to submit their NA-40 design. The NA-40 had benefited from the North American XB-21 (NA-39) of 1936 which was the company's partly-successful design for an earlier medium bomber that had been initially accepted and ordered but then cancelled. However, the company's experience from the XB-21 contributed to the design and development of the NA-40. The single NA-40 built flew first at the end of January 1939. It went through several modifications to correct problems. These improvements included fitting 1,600 hp Wright R-2600 "Twin Cyclone" radial engines, in March 1939 which solved the lack of power.[2]

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General Characteristics

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  • Wingspan 53.0ft (16.2m)
  • Length 46.3ft (14.1m)
  • Height 11.0ft (3.3m)
  • Empty Weight 16,120lbs (7,312kg)
  • Loaded Weight 20,153lbs (9,141kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.039
  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.198
  • Wing Loading 49.6lbs/ft2 (242.2kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 406.3ft2 (37.8m2)
  • Drag Points 5131

Parts

  • Number of Parts 158
  • Control Surfaces 12
  • Performance Cost 1,060