Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless
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.
(Wikipedia)
SBD is also famous for sinking the largest number of Japanese vessels among Allied aircraft. In sea battles such as the Battle of the Bohai Sea and the Midway Sea, almost all Japanese aircraft carriers were dismissed and sometimes used as naval fighters or attack aircraft belonging to the army.
control:
AG1...extending arresting hook
AG2...release bomb (The bomb rack arm will be swung down.)
Brake...use dive brake
Please enjoy:)
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Successors 3 airplane(s)
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 41.3ft (12.6m)
- Length 34.0ft (10.4m)
- Height 14.3ft (4.4m)
- Empty Weight 7,496lbs (3,400kg)
- Loaded Weight 9,421lbs (4,273kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.148
- Wing Loading 28.0lbs/ft2 (136.6kg/m2)
- Wing Area 336.8ft2 (31.3m2)
- Drag Points 5213
Parts
- Number of Parts 123
- Control Surfaces 5
- Performance Cost 704
Hey, guys. your plane is great, but the pitching operation of the plane is very difficult. Can you revise it
Can I use this as a target for my new submarine teaser?
@pancelvonat huh, I guess there's more meaning behind warplane names than I thought!
@AWESOMENESS360 Yeah. This is a simple example of how practical this airplane is.
By the way, the bomber Type 99 Kan baku (艦爆=dive bomber) used by my country's navy at that time was called "Type 99 Kan oke(棺桶=coffin)" because it was extremely vulnerable to hits.
Huh, I've never actually known that the SBD in it's name stood for "Slow But Deadly". You learn something new everyday, huh?
Pretty nice for a plane with 123 parts.
Nice
very dangerous
@pancelvonat could you please make a simple MiG-21 ? Love your build
@THEAIRCRAFTCRAFTER np
@ProcessedPlAnEs Thanks😆
@pancelvonat thank ! My dream is coming true !
@CRJ900Pilot Thanks! The compilation of my low-part-count series has been completed!
Nice!