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Boeing B-29 Superfortress - La Super Fortezza
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ISBN10: 2372973142
ISBN13: 9782372973144
Publisher: Edizioni R.E.I.
Published: Jan 23 2017
Pages: 196
Weight: 0.51
Height: 0.42 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: Italian
ISBN13: 9782372973144
Publisher: Edizioni R.E.I.
Published: Jan 23 2017
Pages: 196
Weight: 0.51
Height: 0.42 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: Italian
Nuova edizione interamente riveduta e aggiornata: giugno 2026. Il Boeing B 29 Superfortress (Super Fortezza) sarà ricordato come l'apparecchio ad aver fatto uso dell'arma atomica in azione di guerra: furono, infatti, aerei di questo tipo che sganciarono le bombe atomiche su Hiroshima e Nagasaki per costringere il Giappone alla resa nell'agosto 1945.
Il Superfortress fu progettato per bombardamenti strategici ad alta quota, ma eccelleva anche nei bombardamenti incendiari notturni a bassa quota e nello sgancio di mine navali per bloccare il Giappone.
Uno dei più grandi aerei della seconda guerra mondiale, il B-29 è stato progettato con tecnologia all'avanguardia, che includeva una cabina pressurizzata, un carrello di atterraggio triciclo a due ruote e un sistema di controllo del fuoco analogico controllato da computer, che consentiva a un mitragliere e a un ufficiale di controllo del fuoco di dirigere quattro torrette di mitragliatrici remote.
Il costo di progettazione e produzione di 3 miliardi di dollari, equivalenti a 51 miliardi di dollari nel 2024, di gran lunga superiore al costo di 1,9 miliardi di dollari del Progetto Manhattan, ha reso il programma B-29 il più costoso della guerra.
Il B-29 era in grado di volare ad altitudini fino a 9.710 metri (31.850 piedi) a velocità fino a 560 km/h (350 mph): questa era la sua migliore difesa, perché i caccia giapponesi riuscivano a malapena a raggiungere quell'altitudine e pochi potevano raggiungere il B-29 anche se ci riuscivano.
I B-29 più famosi erano quelli della serie Silverplate, ampiamente modificati per trasportare armi nucleari.
- Inizialmente si pensò di usare il Lancaster britannico come bombardiere nucleare, poiché ciò avrebbe richiesto meno modifiche. Tuttavia, la portata superiore e le prestazioni ad alta quota del B-29 lo resero una scelta molto migliore e, dopo che il B-29 iniziò a essere modificato nel novembre 1943 per trasportare la bomba atomica, il suggerimento di usare il Lancaster non venne mai più preso in considerazione.
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Uno dei più grandi aerei della seconda guerra mondiale, il B-29 è stato progettato con tecnologia all'avanguardia, che includeva una cabina pressurizzata, un carrello di atterraggio triciclo a due ruote e un sistema di controllo del fuoco analogico controllato da computer, che consentiva a un mitragliere e a un ufficiale di controllo del fuoco di dirigere quattro torrette di mitragliatrici remote.
Il costo di progettazione e produzione di 3 miliardi di dollari, equivalenti a 51 miliardi di dollari nel 2024, di gran lunga superiore al costo di 1,9 miliardi di dollari del Progetto Manhattan, ha reso il programma B-29 il più costoso della guerra.
Il B-29 era in grado di volare ad altitudini fino a 9.710 metri (31.850 piedi) a velocità fino a 560 km/h (350 mph): questa era la sua migliore difesa, perché i caccia giapponesi riuscivano a malapena a raggiungere quell'altitudine e pochi potevano raggiungere il B-29 anche se ci riuscivano.
I B-29 più famosi erano quelli della serie Silverplate, ampiamente modificati per trasportare armi nucleari.
- Inizialmente si pensò di usare il Lancaster britannico come bombardiere nucleare, poiché ciò avrebbe richiesto meno modifiche. Tuttavia, la portata superiore e le prestazioni ad alta quota del B-29 lo resero una scelta molto migliore e, dopo che il B-29 iniziò a essere modificato nel novembre 1943 per trasportare la bomba atomica, il suggerimento di usare il Lancaster non venne mai più preso in considerazione.
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