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

The XB-25F Mitchell was a converted B-25C solely used to test Anti-icing equipment. Unlike the XB-25E model, the XB-25F had electrical anti-icing elements installed to wings and tail surfaces. No further information is available.

  
     
 
DATA
  
 
NORTH AMERICAN XB-25F
(Converted B-25C)
CLASSIFICATION
CLASS :
 TWIN ENGINE MEDIUM BOMBER PROTOTYPE
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN :
 UNITED STATES
MANUFACTURER :
 NORTH AMERICAN AVIATION INC
FIRST FLIGHT :
 1942
SERVICE DELIVERY :
 
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.

Taylor, Michael J. H., Jane's American Fighting Aircraft of the 20th Century. New York: Mallard Press. 1991. ISBN: 0-7924-5627-0

 
 
     
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