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GENERAL INFORMATION Type: Medium Bomber Origin: Douglas Crew/Seats: Four/Five Model: B-23 & UC-67 First Flight: July 27, 1939 Production: 350 POWERPLANT: Model: Wright R-2600-3 Cyclone 14 Type: Radial piston engine Number: Two Horsepower: 1,600 hp DIMENSIONS: Wing span: 92 ft. 0 in. (28.04m) Length: 58 ft. 4¾ in. (17.8m) Height: 18 ft. 5½ in. (5.63m) Wing Surface Area: 993 Sq. Ft. (92.25m²) WEIGHTS: Empty: 19,089 lb. (8,659 kg) Loaded: 32,400 lb. (14,696 kg) |
PERFORMANCE: Maximum Speed: 282 mph (454 kph) at 12,000 ft. Cruising Speed: 210 mph (338 kph) Initial Climb: N/A Service Ceiling: 31,600 ft. (9630m) Range: 1,400 miles (2253 km) ARMAMENT: One .50 machine gun in tail position. Three .30 machine guns in nose, dorsal, and ventral positions. PAYLOAD: 4,400 lb. (1996 kg) of bombs carried internally. AVIONICS: N/A COMMENTS: Fifteen aircraft converted to utility transports under designation UC-67. |
Gunston, Bill - The Encyclodepia of the Worlds Combat aircraft, 1976, Chartwell Books, Inc., New York
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