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[Curtiss SB2C Helldiver]

465 Veolosi5  5.6 years ago
Auto Credit Based on Veolosi5's [Curtiss A-25 Shrike] OLD

The Curtiss A-25 Shrike (AKA the Curtiss SB2C Helldiver) was a dive bomber developed by the United States in 1940 to replace the Douglas SBD Dauntless. Unfortunately, due to performance issues and delays, by the time the A-25 was ready for service thoroughbred dive bombers were no longer needed. This particular upload has an armament of 8x 5 inch rockets 4x 500 lb bombs in the bomb bay.
-VTOL DOWN to open the bomb bay.
-AG1 to aim the rear guns.

General Characteristics

  • Predecessor [Curtiss A-25 Shrike] OLD
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 33.6ft (10.2m)
  • Length 32.6ft (9.9m)
  • Height 14.7ft (4.5m)
  • Empty Weight 8,602lbs (3,901kg)
  • Loaded Weight 10,146lbs (4,602kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.187
  • Wing Loading 36.7lbs/ft2 (179.2kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 276.4ft2 (25.7m2)
  • Drag Points 4521

Parts

  • Number of Parts 125
  • Control Surfaces 4
  • Performance Cost 736