Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver Shipborne reconnaissance bomber

Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldiver Shipborne reconnaissance bomber. First flight:  -  © Konstantinos Panitsidis
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Technical specifications

DESIGNER
Curtiss
COUNTRY
USA
TYPE
Shipborne reconnaissance bomber
CREW
2
POWER-PLANT
One Wright R-2600-20 Cyclone 14 piston engine
Power, h.p.
1x1.900
DIMENSIONS
 
Length, m
11,18
Height, m
4,01
Wing span, m
15,16
Wing area m2
39,20
WEIGHT  
Maximum take-off, kg -
Normal take-off, kg 6.436
Empty aircraft, kg 4.784
Internal fuel, kg -
Payload, kg 900
PERFORMANCE
 
Maximum speed, km/h
474
Cruising speed, km/h
284
Maximum overload, g
-
Rate of climb, m/min
549
Service ceiling, m 8.870
Range, km
1.880
Combat range, km -
ARMAMENT Capable of carrying 8х9,7 kg bombs.
Two 20 mm cannons (installeds in the wing) and two 7,62 mm cannons for rear cover, bombs load up to 450 kg internal, 450 kg external and 8 rockets or 2 Napalm bombs.





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