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Little Boy measured 10 feet in length and weighed nearly 5 tons. Nominal blast yield was the equivalent of 16 kilotons (16,000 tons) of TNT--a potent chemical explosive.
Fat Man was a plutonium bomb slightly longer and heavier than Little Boy, and measured 15 feet in circumference. The blast yield for it was 21 kilotons.
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∙ 12y agoIn round figures, 10 feet long, 4 feet in diameter, and it weighed 8000 pounds. The length was the maximum that would fit in a B-29 bombbay. Fatman was 5 feet in diameter, the maximum that would fit in a B-29 bombbay. It weighed 10,000 pounds.
Most atomic bombs had roughly these same dimensions until the they started designing bombs for external carriage on supersonic fighters. We had LOTS of B-29s after WW-2 as well as its follow-on the B-50 (a B-29 with upgraded engines and a front wheel hydraulic lift so the bomb could be loaded without needing a pit in the ground).
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What was the two nicknames of the 2 a-bombs dropped on Japan?
fat man and little boy
Name of the atomic bomb that hit Nagasaki and Hiroshima?
Little Boy was employed at Hiroshima and Fat Man at Nagasaki.
Why was fat man set off in Nagasaki and not little boy?
little boy was on Hiroshima and fat man was on nagasaki.
How heavy was big boy atomic bomb?
There were two WWII Atomic Bombs Fat Man and Little Boy Fat Man weighed 10,213 pounds (4,633 kg) Little Boy weighed 9,700 pounds (4,400 kg)
Who or what was little boy and fat boy?
The two atomic bombs that were dropped on Japan were called "Fat Man" and "Little Boy".
What was the two nicknames of the 2 a-bombs dropped on Japan?
fat man and little boy
Name of the atomic bomb that hit Nagasaki and Hiroshima?
Little Boy was employed at Hiroshima and Fat Man at Nagasaki.
Why was fat man set off in Nagasaki and not little boy?
little boy was on Hiroshima and fat man was on nagasaki.
How heavy was big boy atomic bomb?
There were two WWII Atomic Bombs Fat Man and Little Boy Fat Man weighed 10,213 pounds (4,633 kg) Little Boy weighed 9,700 pounds (4,400 kg)
What two atomic bombs were dropped on japan?
They were called Little Boy and Fat man. (see related question link below)
What is little boy and fat man?
The fat man and the little boy are atomic bombs made during World War 2.
When where fat man and little boy bomb dropped?
Little Boy was dropped on Hiroshima Fat Man was dropped on Nagasaki
Who or what was little boy and fat boy?
The two atomic bombs that were dropped on Japan were called "Fat Man" and "Little Boy".
What elements were used in fat man and little boy?
'Little Boy' - Uranium whereas 'Fat Man' used Plutonium triggering devices .
Where was the fat man and little boy used and when?
Little boy - Hiroshima - 6 august 1945 Fat man - Nagasaki - 9 august 1945
What was the blast time of the Fat Man and Little Boy in Japan?
Little boy blasted at 8.15 and fat man blasted at 11.02. Both times were am.
What two cities received fat man and little boy?
Little boy was dropped over Hiroshima and fat boy was dropped over Nagasaki.
