Hobby Master – Douglas SBD-1 , BuNo 1616 VMB-1 U.S. Marine Corps , Quantico 1940

Description

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Douglas SBD Dauntless

Douglas SBD Dauntless byl americký jednomotorový jednoplošný střemhlavý bombardér užívaný americkým námořnictvem USA za druhé světové války. Byl známý pod přezdívkami Barge (prám), Clunk (těžký, tupý zvuk), či Slow but Deadly (pomalý, ale vražedný).

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 SBD (“Scout Bomber Douglas”) was the United States Navy‘s main carrier-based scout/dive bomber from mid-1940 through mid-1944. The SBD was also flown by the United States Marine Corps, both from land air bases and aircraft carriers. The SBD is best remembered as the bomber that delivered the fatal blows to the Japanese carriers at the Battle of Midway in June 1942.The type earned its nickname “Slow But Deadly” (from its SBD initials) during this period.

SBD-1

Marine Corps version without self-sealing fuel tanks; 57 built.

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 33 ft 1¼ in (10.09 m)
• Wingspan: 41 ft 6⅜ in (12.66 m)
• Height: 13 ft 7 in (4.14 m)
• Wing area: 325 ft² (30.19 m²)
• Empty weight: 6,404 lb (2,905 kg)
• Loaded weight: 9,359 lb (4,245 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 10,700 lb (4,853 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Wright R-1820-60 radial engine, 1,200 hp (895 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 255 mph (222 knots, 410 km/h) at 14,000 ft (4,265 m)
• Cruise speed: 185 mph (161 knots, 298 km/h)
• Range: 1,115 mi (970 nmi, 1,795 km)
• Service ceiling: 25,530 ft (7,780 m)
• Rate of climb: 1,700 ft/min (8.6 m/s)
• Wing loading: 32.9 lb/ft² (140.6 kg/m²)
• Power/mass: 0.13 hp/lb (0.185 kW/kg)

Armament

• Guns:
  • 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 machine gun in rear
• Bombs: 2,250 lb (1,020 kg) of bombs