IIRC Enola Gay had to undergo significant modification in order to accomodate the bomb; related to dimsions and size of the bomb bay, not weight. I think these mods included changes to the wing structure where the spar(s) passed through the original bomb bay. Could this have resulted in a reduced theoretical MTOW for this aircraft only?
Edit: I see they produced a series of these modified B29's, called "Silverplate". I really should read before posting.....link below
https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/delivering-atomic-bombs-silverplate-b-29
Last edited by Heidhurtin; 30th Dec 2023 at 23:11.