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North American B-45 Tornado
The North American Aviation B-45 was one of America's first operational bombers to employ jet propulsion and was the first four-jet aircraft to fly in the United States.
It´s first flight was Feb. 24, 1947 Other versions include the longer-range B-45C with
wing-tip tanks and the photo reconnaissance version, the RB-45C. Rated as a light bomber
by modern-day standards, it was the first four-jet aircraft to drop an atom bomb and the
first to be refueled in midair.
| General characteristics | ||
| Primary function | Light bomber | |
| Contractor | North American Aviation | |
| Power plant | Four General Electric J47A jet engines with water injection. First 22 produced with Allison J35 engines. | |
| Speed | 575 mph | 925 km/h |
| Ceiling | 45,000 ft | 13,700 m |
| Max. range | 1,910 miles | 3,056 km |
| Payload | 20,000 lb | 9,070 kg |
| Max. weight | 82,600 lb | 37,500 kg |
| Crew | Four (pilot, co-pilot, navigator/bombardier, tail gunner) | |
| Armament | Two M3 .50 caliber machine guns in tail & 9 900 kg (22 000 lb) of ordnance including 27 225 kg (500 lb) GP bombs some aircraft capable of carrying Mk5 or Mk7 nuclear bombs. | |
| Number built | 143 | |
Jirka Wagner
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