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Specifications
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Type: Dive bomber Manufacturer: Vultee Crew: 2 (pilot, navigator/gunner) |
First flight: March 30, 1941 Retired: September 1944 Number built: 1,931 |
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Powerplant: Model: Wright R-2600-A5B-5 Twin Cyclone Type: 14 cylinder radial air-cooled engine |
Horsepower: 1,600 hp (1,193 kW) Number: One |
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Dimensions: Length: 39 ft 9 in (12.12 m) Wingspan: 48 ft 0 in (14.63 m) Height: 15 ft 4 in (4.67 m) Wing area: 332 ft² (30.84 m²) |
Empty weight: 9,725 lb (4,411 kg) Max. takeoff weight: 14,300 lb (6,486 kg) |
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Performance Max speed: 275 mph @ 11,000 ft (3,350 m) Cruise speed: 235 mph Range: 1,400 miles (2,253 km) |
Service ceiling: 22,500 ft (6,860 m) Wing loading: 43.1 lb/ft² (210 kg/m²) Power/mass: 0.11 hp/lb (0.18 kW/kg) |
Armament
Guns:
4 × fixed forward-firing .30 in (7.6 mm) Browning machine guns in the wing
2 × flexible mount .30 in (7.6 mm) or .303 in (7.7 mm) machine guns in rear cockpit
Bombs:
2 × internal 500 lb (230 kg) bombs
2 × 250 lb (110 kg) bomb on wing racks
Source:Wikipedia
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