| Manufacturer |
Northrop Corporation |
North American Aviation |
| Description |
The Northrop P-61 Black Widow is a twin-engine United States Army Air Forces fighter aircraft of World War II. |
The North American B-25 Mitchell is a twin-engined medium bomber designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer North American Aviation. |
| ICAO Code |
P61 |
B25 |
| First Flight |
1942-05-26 |
1940-08-19 |
| Entry Into service |
1944-01-01 |
1941-01-01 |
| Service End |
1954-01-01 |
1974-01-01 |
| Designer |
Northrop Corporation |
North American Aviation |
| Type |
Night fighter |
|
| Length (m) |
14.9352 |
15.8496 |
| Height (m) |
4.2672 |
4.8768 |
| Cockpit Crew |
2 |
|
| Max Speed (km/h) |
589.0199 |
437.7416 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
|
370.1491 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
10088.88 |
7376.16 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
12.9032 |
|
| Armament |
4 × 20 mm (.79 in) Hispano AN/M2 cannon in ventral fuselage, 200 rounds per gun; 4 × .50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns in remotely operated, full-traverse upper turret, 560 rpg; for ground attack, four bombs of up to 1,600 lb (726 kg) each or six 5-in (127 mm) HVAR unguided rockets could be carried under the wings. Some aircraft could also carry one 1,000 lb (454 kg) bomb under the fusela… |
12–18 × .50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns and 75 mm (2.95 in) T13E1 cannon; 3,000 lb (1,360 kg) bombs; racks for eight 5 in high velocity aircraft rockets (HVAR); 2,000 lb (900 kg) ventral shackles to hold one external Mark 13 torpedo |
| National Origin |
United States of America |
United States of America |
| Number Built |
706 |
9816 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800-65W Double Wasp 18-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 1678 kW (2250 hp) each |
2 × Wright R-2600-92 Twin Cyclone 14-cylinder two-row air-cooled radial piston engines, 1268 kW (1700 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
United States Army Air Forces, United States Air Force |
United States Army Air Forces, Royal Air Force , Soviet Air Force , United States Marine Corps |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_P-61_Black_Widow |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_B-25_Mitchell |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
20.1168 |
20.4216 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
61.5353 |
57.4141 |
| Wake Category |
M |
M |
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |