B-25 “Mitchell”

B-25 During the great Patriotic war in the Soviet Union from the United States and supplied under lend-lease twin-engine bombers b-25 “Mitchell” company “North American”. The aircraft started to be developed in 1938 as an attack-bomber. He had dvuhkilevoe tail and tricycle landing gear support to facilitate its operation. After reworking the project into a bomber the machine, adopting, received the designation b-25. Her first flight took place on 19 August 1940

 
Deliveries to the USSR started in 1941 in the option-25V. The first machine was used for training purposes. To the front began to arrive IN the-25C (with more powerful engines) in the summer of 1942 at First, they were used as bombers and then long-range aircraft. In the Soviet Union also supplied modification “C”, “D”, “DP” and “J”. From 870 In-25, sent to our country (mainly by air), to the destination reached 861 aircraft. After the war, a significant part of the surviving bombers returned to the United States, and what was left, used in particular in aviation schools for flight testing of various products for aerial photography.
 
Basic data of b-250
 
Engines R-2600-29 takeoff power of 1,700 HP wing Span of 20.6 m and its area is 56,66 m2. The length of the plane — of 16.13 m. Maximum takeoff weight 15 976 kg Maximum fuel weight — 4589 lbs. Maximum bomb load — 2350 kg Maximum speed at 4 572 m altitude — 450 km/h Ceiling 6000 m. flight Range without bombs is 3541 km Crew — 4 people. Small arms — six machine guns of 12.7 mm.

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