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Type: Medium Bomber and ASW aircraft Origin: Douglas Crew/Seats: N/A Model: See variants list First Flight: August 1935 Service Delivery: B-18: 1936, B-18A: 1937 Production: B-18: 133 (including DB-1 prototype) B-18A: 217 Engine: B-18: Model: Wright R-1820-45 Cyclone 9 Type: Radial piston engine Number: Two Horsepower: 930 hp B-18A: Model: Wright R-1820-53 Cyclone 9 Type: Radial piston engine Number: Two Horsepower: 1,000 hp Dimensions: Wing span: 89 ft. 6 in. (27.28m) Length: 57 ft. 10 in. (17.63m) Height: 15 ft. 2 in. (4.62m) Wing Surface Area: 965 Sq. Ft. (89.65m²) Weights: Empty: 16,321 lb. (7,403 kg) Loaded: 27,673 lb. (12,552 kg) Performance: Maximum Speed: 215 mph (346 kph) at 10,000 ft. Cruising Speed: 167 mph (269 kph) Initial Climb: N/A Service Ceiling: 23,900 ft. (7285m) Range: 1,400 miles (2253 km) |
Armament: Three .30 machine guns in nose, dorsal, and ventral positions. Payload: 6,500 lb. (2948 kg) of bombs carried internally. Avionics: N/A Variants: B-18: First production version. B-18A: Primary version with revised bombadiers position and nose gunner station. Re-engined with wright R-1820-53 engines. B-18B: Designation of 122 B-18A equipped for ASW warfare with addition of search radar and magnetic anomoly detecters. B-18C: Two aircraft configured similarly to B-18B. B-18AM: 18 B-18As converted for use as trainers. Bomb equipment removed. B-18M: 22 B-18s converted to trainers. Bomb equipment removed. B-22: project development of B-18A with Wright R-2600-3 radials (1,600 hp). C-58: Two aircraft converted to transport role. Digby Mk. I: 20 B-18A's supplied to Royal Canadian Air Force and used for maritime patrol. |
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