ProdigalFrog to HistoryPornEnglish • 2 months agoAftermath of a B-25 Bomber flying into the Empire State Building, 1945i.redd.itimagemessage-square75fedilinkarrow-up1438arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1432arrow-down1imageAftermath of a B-25 Bomber flying into the Empire State Building, 1945i.redd.itProdigalFrog to HistoryPornEnglish • 2 months agomessage-square75fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish19•2 months agoB-25: 33,000lbs @ 225 mph vs 767-200: 300,000 lbs @ 500 mph so, roughly 10x the weight at 2x the speed
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•edit-22 months agorough approximation, but I did double check the numbers. ie we don’t know the exact weight of the bomber, but that’s its average laden weight, could be lighter without bombs in 2001 the second plane hit faster than the first and I believe the first is guessed from footage but the second is from the black box?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•2 months ago40x the kinetic energy. Now consider the chemical energy stored in sufficient fuel for a coast to coast flight of that weight and speed.
B-25: 33,000lbs @ 225 mph
vs
767-200: 300,000 lbs @ 500 mph
so, roughly 10x the weight at 2x the speed
If those numbers are correct, that’s 40x the energy.
rough approximation, but I did double check the numbers.
ie we don’t know the exact weight of the bomber, but that’s its average laden weight, could be lighter without bombs
in 2001 the second plane hit faster than the first and I believe the first is guessed from footage but the second is from the black box?
40x the kinetic energy. Now consider the chemical energy stored in sufficient fuel for a coast to coast flight of that weight and speed.