https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/i-am-hoping-this-will-be-a-good-exercise-in-math-and-navigation-how-far-was-the-enola-gay-from-the-detonation-of-the-little-boy <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>At 08:15 (JST) on 6 August 1945, the Little Boy was released. Col Paul Tibbets said that he pushed the aircraft to its maximum speed.<br />Use the following to calculate:<br />Fall time: 44.4 seconds<br />Maximum speed for a B-29 Superfortress: 357 mph<br />Release Altitude: 10,000 meters (32,808 feet)<br />Detonation Altitude: 1968 feet Thu, 20 Jul 2023 12:18:17 -0400 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/i-am-hoping-this-will-be-a-good-exercise-in-math-and-navigation-how-far-was-the-enola-gay-from-the-detonation-of-the-little-boy <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>At 08:15 (JST) on 6 August 1945, the Little Boy was released. Col Paul Tibbets said that he pushed the aircraft to its maximum speed.<br />Use the following to calculate:<br />Fall time: 44.4 seconds<br />Maximum speed for a B-29 Superfortress: 357 mph<br />Release Altitude: 10,000 meters (32,808 feet)<br />Detonation Altitude: 1968 feet Lt Col Timothy Cassidy-Curtis Thu, 20 Jul 2023 12:18:17 -0400 2023-07-20T12:18:17-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/i-am-hoping-this-will-be-a-good-exercise-in-math-and-navigation-how-far-was-the-enola-gay-from-the-detonation-of-the-little-boy?n=8380081&urlhash=8380081 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>~7.31 miles? LTC Kevin B. Thu, 20 Jul 2023 12:37:40 -0400 2023-07-20T12:37:40-04:00 2023-07-20T12:18:17-04:00