This gun-type uranium bomb, nicknamed Little Boy, weighed 9,700 pounds. The bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, August 6, 1945, at 8:15 AM. A B-29 dropped the bomb from 31,000 feet. The bomb exploded about 1,500 feet above the city with a force of 15,000 tons of TNT.
Specifications
General Characteristics
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- Wingspan 3.7ft (1.1m)
- Length 16.0ft (4.9m)
- Height 3.7ft (1.1m)
- Empty Weight 9,795lbs (4,443kg)
- Loaded Weight 9,795lbs (4,443kg)
Performance
- Wing Loading 330.9lbs/ft2 (1,615.7kg/m2)
- Wing Area 29.6ft2 (2.8m2)
- Drag Points 1185
Parts
- Number of Parts 36
- Control Surfaces 0
- Performance Cost 107
