Flat Wing Area
30.1935 m²
Cruise Speed
297.7286 km/h
Entry Into service
1940-01-01
Maximum Take-Off Weight
4.8534 t (paragliders: kg)
Total Fuel Capacity
984.2071
Maximum Range
1794.419 km
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Aircraft Weight Variants
| Aircraft |
Maximum Take-Off Weight (t (paragliders: kg)) |
Total Fuel Capacity |
Maximum Range (km) |
|
Douglas SBD Dauntless |
4.8534 |
984.2071 |
1794.419 |
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All data (27 fields)
- Name
- Douglas SBD Dauntless
- Manufacturer
- Douglas Aircraft Corporation
- 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.
- ICAO Code
- SBD
- First Flight
- 1940-05-01
- Entry Into service
- 1940-01-01
- Production End
- 1944-01-01
- Service End
- 1959-01-01
- Designer
- Ed Heinemann
- Type
- Dive bomber, Scout plane
- Length (m)
- 10.0584
- Height (m)
- 3.9624
- Cockpit Crew
- 2
- Max Speed (km/h)
- 410.3827
- Cruise Speed (km/h)
- 297.7286
- Max Ceiling (m)
- 7781.544
- 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
- Powerplant Description
- 1 × Wright R-1820-60 Cyclone 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 895 kW (1200 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
- Flat Wing Span (m)
- 12.4968
- Flat Wing Area (m²)
- 30.1935
- Wake Category
- L
- Number of Engines
- 1