ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoAftermath of a B-25 Bomber flying into the Empire State Building, 1945i.redd.itimagemessage-square62fedilinkarrow-up179arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up178arrow-down1imageAftermath of a B-25 Bomber flying into the Empire State Building, 1945i.redd.itProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square62fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarefunkless_eck@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 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-squarepahlimur@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·5 months agoIf those numbers are correct, that’s 40x the energy.
minus-squarebooly@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·5 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.
40x the kinetic energy. Now consider the chemical energy stored in sufficient fuel for a coast to coast flight of that weight and speed.