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Douglas SBD-2/3 Dauntless Dive Bomber

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History:

The SBD Dauntless was an American dive bomber used in World War 2's Pacific theatre of combat. It is widely known as the 'Slow But Deadly' by it's crews due to it only having a top speed of 255 mph/ 410 kph, and for it's work at the Battle of Midway, where it delivered critical blows to the Japanese carriers.

General Characteristics:

Crew, 2

Wingspan, 41 ft

Height, 13ft 7 inches

Wing Area, 325 sq ft

Empty mass, 6,404 lb

Gross mass, 9,259 lbs

Max Take-off mass, 10,700 lbs

Fuel Capacity, 260 US Gallons

Powerplant, 1 x Wright R-1820-60 air cooled, 9 cylinder, radial engine

Armament:

2 x .5 in/ 12.7mm, synchronized Browning M2-HB machine guns in the engine cowling, and two 7.7mm/.303in Browning M1919 machine guns, flex-mounted in the rear gunner's position.

Fact! This aircraft was also built as the A-24 Banshee, an Army Variant.

Controls:

AG1 to start engine,

AG2 for airbrakes,
AG3 to activate the bomb lever,
AG4 for Arresting hook,
AG7/8 to toggle Gunner/Pilot controls, respectively.

Notes

All physical controls are functional in both the Pilot and Gunner areas, while the instrumentation is not functional with the exception of the roll coordinator, to an extent, it does move and groove..

Now...

Give doot pls.

Spotlights

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 36.7ft (11.2m)
  • Length 30.5ft (9.3m)
  • Height 13.2ft (4.0m)
  • Empty Weight 8,164lbs (3,703kg)
  • Loaded Weight 10,528lbs (4,775kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.113
  • Wing Loading 33.2lbs/ft2 (161.9kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 317.5ft2 (29.5m2)
  • Drag Points 1101

Parts

  • Number of Parts 602
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 2,169