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VOUGHT SB2U VINDICATOR
A Vought SB2U Vindicator scout bomber from USS Ranger (CV-4) flies anti-submarine patrol over Convoy WS-12, while it was en route to
Capetown, South Africa, 27 November 1941. (Source: U.S. Navy)
Type: Dive bomber
Manufacturer: Vought
Number Built: 170±
Crew: 2 (pilot, gunner)
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Maiden flight: Jan. 4, 1936
Introduced: 1937
Retired: 1945
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Specifications: (SB2U-2)
Powerplant:
Manufacturer: Pratt & Whitney
Model: R-1535-96 Twin Wasp Jr
Type: radial engine
Number: One
Horsepower: 825 hp
Dimensions:
Length: 34 ft 0 in (10.36 m)
Wingspan: 42 ft in (12.80 m)
Height: 10 ft 3 in (3.12 m)
Wing area: 305 ft² (28 m²)
Weights:
Empty weight: 4,713 lb (2,138 kg)
Loaded weight: 6,379 lb (2,893 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 7,332 lb (3,326 kg)
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Performance:
Maximum speed: 251 mph (404 km/h)
Range: 630 mi (1,014 km)
Service ceiling: 27,500 ft (8,382 m)
Rate of climb: 1,340 ft/min (6.8 m/s)
Wing loading: 21 lb/ft² (103 kg/m²)
Power/mass: 0.13 hp/lb (0.21 kW/kg)
Armament
1 × forward firing . 30 cal machine gun in starboard wing (.50 cal in SB2U-3)
1 × .30 cal machine gun in flexible mount for tail gunner (.50 cal in SB2U-3)
1 × 1,000 lb (454 kg) or 500 lb (227 kg) bomb
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Variants
XSB2U-1 - Single prototype.
— SB2U-1 - Initial production version, 54 built.
SB2U-2 - 58 built
XSB2U-3 - Single prototype of the extended-range version, converted from the SB2U-1.
— SB2U-3 - 57 built
V-156B - Export version for the French Navy, 24 built.
V-156B-1 - Export version for the British Royal Navy.
Also known as the Chesapeake Mk.I, 50 built.
Sources:
Wikipedia: Vought SB2U Vindicator
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