North American B-45 Tornado

Egalement à Etain, Laon et Dreux. France

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RB-45C

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TECHNICAL NOTES :


Armament: Two .50-cal. machine guns with 600 rounds each in the tail and 25 photoflash bombs (for aerial photography at night). Many RB-45Cs were modified to eliminate the tail gunner position

Engines: Two General Electric J47-GE-13 of 5,820 lbs. thrust each and two General Electric J47-GE-15 axial flow turbojets and 6,000 lbs. thrust each; Optional Assisted Take Off (ATO) rockets were two Aerojet XLR13-AJ-1 of 4,000 lbs. thrust each with 60-second duration

Maximum speed: 570 mph at 4,000 ft.

Cruising speed: 506 mph (combat speed)

Range: 2,500 miles with tip tanks

Service ceiling: 40,250 ft.

Span: 89 ft. 0 in. (96 ft. with tip tanks installed)

Length: 75 ft. 11 in.

Height: 25 ft. 2 in.

Weight: 110,000 lbs. (gross weight)

Crew: Four (pilot, copilot/radio operator, photo/navigator, tail gunner) or three when the tail gunner position was eliminated

Serial numbers: 48-011 to 48-043

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Serials of RB-45C :

48-011/043 North American RB-45C Tornado
017 to JRB-45C