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NORTH AMERICAN XB-25E
1942
 
TWIN ENGINE MEDIUM BOMBER (B-25C CONVERSION)
  
     
   
 
                             
                             
                             
 
OVERVIEW
  
 

The XB-25E Mitchell was a converted B-25C (Serial: 42-32281) solely used to test De-icing and Anti-icing equipment. .

In the end, though the de-icing method worked, it proved to be too costly to build and therefore was not adopted for mass production. This concept was adopted in later years and still used today.

  
     
 
DATA
  
 
NORTH AMERICAN XB-25E
(Converted B-25C)
CLASSIFICATION
CLASS :
 TWIN ENGINE MEDIUM BOMBER
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN :
 UNITED STATES
MANUFACTURER :
 NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION INC
FIRST FLIGHT :
 1942
SERVICE DELIVERY :
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NUMBER BUILT :
 1
   
SPECIFICATION
SPAN :
 67 ft 7 in
LENGTH :
 52 ft 11 in
HEIGHT :
 15 ft 10 in
WING AREA :
 610 sq ft
WEIGHT EMPTY :
 20,300 lbs
WEIGHT LOADED :
 33,500 lbs
WEIGHT MAX :
 34,000 lbs
ARMAMENT :
 1 x .50cal Flexible Machine Gun in Nose
 
 1 x .50cal Fixxed Machine Gun in Nose
 
 2 x .50cal Machine Gun in Top Turret
 
 2 x .50cal Machine Gun in Lower Turret
BOMB LOAD :
 3,000 lbs
POWER PLANT :
 Two 1,700 hp Wright R-2600-13 Double Cyclone
 
 14-cylinder Two-Row Radials
CREW :
 5: Pilot, Co-Pilot, Bombardier, Navigator, Radio
 
 Operator/Gunner, & Lower Turret Gunner
   
PERFORMANCE
LANDING SPEED :
 105 mph
CRUISING SPEED :
 233 mph
MAXIMUM SPEED :
 284 mph
CLIMB RATE :
 15,000 ft in 16.5 min
RANGE :
 1,200 miles
SERVICE CEILING :
 21,200 ft
 
 
 
 
REFERENCES
  
 

Wagner, Ray. American Combat Planes. New York: Doubleday & Company. 1982. ISBN 0-385-13120-8.

McDowell, Ernest R. B-25 Mitchell In Action. Texas: Squadron/Signal Publications, Inc. 1978. ISBN 0-89747-033-8.

  
 
     
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