Douglas SBD Dauntless

Dauntless

Facts and Specifications

Type:Two-seat naval dive bomber

Engine:one 1,200 hp Wright R-1820-60 air-cooled radial

Maximum Speed:245 mph

Initial Climb Rate:1,190 ft. per minute

Service Ceiling:24,300 ft.

Range:1,100 ft.

Empty Weight:6,675 lbs.

Loaded Weight:10,855 lbs.

Span:41 ft. 6¼ in.

Length:33 ft. 0¼ in.

Height:12 ft. 11 in.

Armament:two fixed 0.5 in. machine guns in wings,two flexible 0.5 in. machine guns in rear cockpit;one 1,600 lb. bomb under fuselage and two 325 lb. bombs under wings

Users:United States(USN & USAAF)

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