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Description
| Manufacturer: | North American | |
| Base model: | B-45 | |
| Designation: | RB-45 | |
| Version: | C | |
| Nickname: | Tornado | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | |
| Designation Period: | 1924-Present | |
| Basic role: | Bomber | |
| Modified Mission: | Reconnaissance | |
Specifications
| Length: | 75' 4" | 22.9 m | |
| Height: | 25' 2" | 7.6 m | |
| Wingspan: | 89 | ||
| Wingarea: | 1,175.0 sq ft | 109.1 sq m | |
| Empty Weight: | 48,903 lb | 22,178 kg | |
| Gross Weight: | 112,952 lb | 51,225 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 4 | ||
| Powerplant: | General Electric J47-GE-15 | ||
| Thrust (each): | 5,200 lb | 2,358 kg | |
Performance
| Range: | 1,910 miles | 3,075 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 456 mph | 734 km/h | 396 kt |
| Max Speed: | 579 mph | 932 km/h | 503 kt |
| Climb: | 5,800 ft/min | 1,767 m/min | |
| Ceiling: | 43,200 ft | 13,167 m | |
Known serial numbers
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| Strategic Air Command Museum | Ashland | Nebraska |
RB-45C on display
Strategic Air Command Museum |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Jolynn Dupree Atlanta, GA | I own and operate a company called The Hangar Models Company (www.hangarmodels.com) where we specialize in custom solid mahogany airplane models. We have custom built a RB-45C model before and they turn out beautiful. You can customize the paint scheme, tail #, Squadron markings, etc. We do not have a picture of it on our website, but that does not mean that we cannot do it. We can custom make any model airplane. For more information please call us at 1-800-647-9080. 07/15/2008 @ 09:41 [ref: 22144] |
| don richards mtn view.ca, CA | The B45C pictured w/3 stars on the tip tanks and tail belonged to the 19th tacrecon sq. at Sculthorpe.I was a mechanic on 031 (pictured on the jui jitsu web)for 18 months.Don Richards 04/01/2008 @ 19:25 [ref: 20315] |
| Rod Watts , OTH | My wife's uncle Bob Anstee flew in the RB45C missions over Russia in the 1950's. The operations were called Ju-Jitsu. The story can be read at http://www.spyflight.co.uk/scul.htm 03/02/2007 @ 09:41 [ref: 15723] |
| william casey fort worth, TX | here are some pics of the rb-45 the one in "inventory" was taken from a post card, the others are mine from yokota. i was also at lockbourne on the rb-45c and rb-47"s and in north africa as well...... p.s. if anyone out there remembers me from yokota,lockbourne or north africa i would love to hear from you>>>>>>>>>>> 11/25/2001 @ 19:37 [ref: 3715] |
| Donald E. Gantz Alliance, OH | Served as bomb/nav tech on the rb45c's after completing radar school in Jan 1950. 1st assigned to 91 Strat Recon Wing Barksdale AFB La.then to Lockbourne AFB in ohio when wing transferred there in 1951. Was in 4211th A&E Squadron.Took a 30 day tdy to escort an rb45c to Yokota Japan in Sept.51. This was a replacement plane for the one shot down in Dec. 1950 over the Sea Of Japan. I later took TDY for 4 months to Yokota in Spring of 53 and was involved in testing to see if a b45c painted black could avoid being tracked by hand operated search lights.WE couldn't do it---- only when he would turn on his lights.
Also helped remove fuel cells from bombay so that leaflet bombs offering reward for a Mig.could be delivered. Flew many times on Rb45c'seated on the floor, at the pilots feet,my back to navigator to collect flight pay. Was a tough plane to work on radar scattered all through plane 10/30/2001 @ 20:21 [ref: 3528] |
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