this is a replica with the actual speed of the real actual plane. information of the plane:. max speed: 255mph. cruise speed:185mph. wiki description of plane:he Douglas SBD Dauntless was 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-borne scout plane and dive bomber from mid-1940 through mid-1944. The SBD was also flown by the United States Marine Corps, both from land air basesand aircraft carriers. The SBD is best remembered as the bomber that delivered the fatal blows to the Japanese carriers at theBattle of Midway in June 1942.[1]During its combat service, the SBD was an excellent naval scout plane and dive bomber. It possessed long range, good handling characteristics, maneuverability, potent bomb load, great diving characteristics, good defensive armament and ruggedness. One land-based variant of the SBD — in omitting the arrestor hook — was purpose-built for theU.S. Army Air Forces, as the A-24 Banshee. controls: trim and VTOL for back gunner,yaw for swisschese flaps, (I failed to make them...)