| Manufacturer |
Douglas Aircraft Corporation |
Albatros Flugzeugwerke |
| Description |
The Douglas SBD Dauntless is a World War II American naval scout plane and dive bomber that was manufactured by Douglas Aircraft from 1940 through 1944. |
The Albatros L 75 Ass (German: "Ace") was a German trainer biplane of the 1920s. |
| ICAO Code |
SBD |
|
| First Flight |
1940-05-01 |
1928-01-01 |
| Entry Into service |
1940-01-01 |
|
| Production End |
1944-01-01 |
|
| Service End |
1959-01-01 |
|
| Designer |
Ed Heinemann |
Walter Blume |
| Type |
Dive bomber, Scout plane |
Trainer |
| Length (m) |
10.0584 |
10 |
| Height (m) |
3.9624 |
3.25 |
| Cockpit Crew |
2 |
2 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
410.3827 |
217 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
297.7286 |
170 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
7781.544 |
5500 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
8.636 |
|
| Armament |
2 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) forward-firing synchronized Browning M2 machine guns in engine cowling; 2 × 0.30 in (7.62 mm) flexible-mounted Browning M1919 machine guns in rear; 2,250 lb (1,020 kg) of bombs |
|
| National Origin |
United States of America |
|
| Number Built |
5936 |
43 |
| Powerplant Description |
1 × Wright R-1820-60 Cyclone 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 895 kW (1200 hp) each |
1 × BMW Va six-cylinder in-line water-cooled piston engine, 268 kW (360 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
United States Navy, United States Marine Corps , United States Army Air Forces, Free French Air Forces |
|
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_SBD_Dauntless |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albatros_L_75 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
12.4968 |
12.5 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
30.1935 |
37 |
| Wake Category |
L |
|
| Aircraft Engine |
|
BMW V |
| Number of Engines |
1 |
1 |