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Specifications
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Type: Carrier based dive bomber Crew: two; pilot and gunner Manufacturer: Curtiss-Wright First flight: December 9, 1935 Introduction: 1938 Retired: 1943 |
Number built: 257 Primary users: United States Navy United States Marine Corps French Navy Royal Air Force |
Model: Wright R-1820-34
Type: Radial engine
Horsepower: 850 hp
Number: One
Dimensions:
Length: 28 ft 1? in (8.57 m)
Height: 10 ft 5 in (3.17 m)
Wingspan: 34 ft 0 in (10.36 m)
Wing area: 317 ft² (29.4 m²)
Weights:
Empty weight: 4,552 lb (2,065 kg)
Loaded weight: 7,080 lb (3,211 kg)
Maximum takeoff weight: 7,632 lb (3,462 kg)
Performance:
Maximum speed: 234 mph (377 kph) at 15,200 ft (4,600 m)
Cruise speed: 175 mph (282 kph)
Range: 405 miles (652 km)
Service ceiling: 24,000 ft (7,320 m)
Rate of climb: 1,630 ft/min (8.28 m/s)
Armament:
Guns:
1 × 0.30 in (7.62 mm) forward-firing M1919 Browning machine gun
1 × 0.30 in (7.62 mm) flexible rearward-firing machine gun
Bombs:
1 × bomb of up to 1,000 lb (454 kg)
Source(s):
Wikipedia
Bowers, Peter M. Curtiss Aircraft, 1907-1947. London: Putnam & Company, 1979.
Swanborough, Gordon and Peter M. Bowers. United States Navy Aircraft since 1911. London: Putnam, 1976.
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