B-45 Tornado
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The B-45 Tornado was an early American jet-powered strategic bomber that became the first operational jet bomber of the United States Air Force in the late 1940s.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| North American B-45 Tornado | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
jet bomber
ⓘ
strategic bomber ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration |
mid-wing
ⓘ
twin-tail ⓘ |
| armament |
bombs
ⓘ
cannon ⓘ machine guns ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crew |
3
ⓘ
4 ⓘ |
| designation | B-45 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineType | Allison J35 turbojet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1947-03-17 ⓘ |
| height | 5.89 m ⓘ |
| introduced | 1948 ⓘ |
| landingGear | tricycle landing gear ⓘ |
| length | 20.19 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer | North American Aviation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 933 km/h ⓘ |
| maximumTakeoffWeight | 49300 kg ⓘ |
| nickname | Tornado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAs | first operational jet bomber of the United States Air Force ⓘ |
| nuclearCapability | true ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 4 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| powerplant | jet engine ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Strategic Air Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| range | 1600 km ⓘ |
| retired | 1959 ⓘ |
| role |
nuclear strike
ⓘ
reconnaissance ⓘ strategic bombing ⓘ tactical bombing ⓘ |
| secondaryUser | Tactical Air Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | 13700 m ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| successor | B-47 Stratojet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| usedFor |
reconnaissance over Eastern Europe
ⓘ
reconnaissance over the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | Korean War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| variant |
B-45A
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
B-45C NERFINISHED ⓘ RB-45C NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wingspan | 27.13 m ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
North American B-45 Tornado