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DOUGLAS A-26B INVADER 
Specifications
  
 
Type: Light bomber 
Crew: 3 
Manufacturer: Douglas Aircraft Company 
First flight: July 10, 1942 
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Entered Service: N/A 
Final Delivery: N/A 
Number built: 2,452 
Unit cost: US$242,595 
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Powerplant: 
Manufacturer: Pratt & Whitney 
Model: R-2800-27 "Double Wasp" 
Type: two-row, 18-cylinder, air-cooled radial 
Number: 2 
Horsepower: 2,000 hp each
Dimensions: 
Length: 50 ft 0 in (15.24 m) 
Wingspan: 70 ft 0 in (21.34 m) 
Height: 18 ft 3 in (5.64 m) 
Wing area: 540 ft² (50 m²) 
	 
Weights: 
Empty weight: 22,850 lb (10,365 kg) 
Loaded weight: 27,600 lb (12,519 kg) 
Maximum takeoff weight: 35,000 lb (15,900 kg) 
	 
Performance: 
Maximum speed: 355 mph (570 kph) 
Range: 1,400 mi (2,300 km) 
Service ceiling: 22,000 ft (6,700 m) 
Rate of climb: 1,250 ft/min (6.4 m/s) 
Wing loading: 51 lb/ft² (250 kg/m²) 
Power/mass: 0.145 hp/lb (108 W/kg) 
Armament: 
Guns: 
 Up to 8 .50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns in the nose (1,600 rpg) 
 8 .50 in (12.7 mm) M2 machine guns paired in four optional underwing pods 
 2 .50 in (12.7 mm) M2 machine guns in remote-controlled dorsal turret 
 2 .50 in (12.7 mm) M2 machine guns in remote-controlled ventral turret 
Bombs: 
 6,000 lb (2,700 kg) capacity 
 4,000 lb (1,800 kg) in the bomb bay plus 2,000 lb (910 kg) carried externally 
     on the wings 
  
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