North American B-25 Mitchell - Specifications (B-25J)

Specifications (B-25J)

Data from United States Military Aircraft since 1909

General characteristics

• Crew: six (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)
• Wing area: 610 sq ft (56.7 m²)
• Empty weight: 19,480 lb (8,855 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 35,000 lb (15,910 kg)
• Powerplant: 2 × Wright R-2600-92 14-cylinder air-cooled radial 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

• Guns: 12–18 × .50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns
• Hardpoints: 2,000 lb (900 kg) ventral shackles to hold one external Mark 13 torpedo
• Rockets: racks for eight 5 in (130 mm) high velocity aircraft rockets (HVAR)
• Bombs: 3,000 lb (1,360 kg) bombs