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Specifications
A Vought SB2U Vindicator from USS Ranger flies anti-submarine patrol over Convoy WS-12, while it was en route to Capetown, South Africa, November 27, 1941.
(Source: U.S. Navy)
Type: Dive bomber Manufacturer: Vought Number Built: 170± Crew: 2 (pilot, gunner) |
Maiden flight: January 4, 1936 Introduced: 1937 Retired: 1945 |
Specifications: (SB2U-2)
Powerplant: Manufacturer: Pratt & Whitney Model: R-1535-96 Twin Wasp Jr Type: radial engine Number: One Horsepower: 825 hp
Dimensions:
Weights: |
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 × .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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