US Air Force Museum - WWII - Douglas Dauntless SBD Dive Bomber
Bill Maloney 1/20/2007 |
01 Douglas Dauntless | 02 DouglasDauntless | 03 Douglas SBD Dauntless | 04 SBD Dauntless Dive Bomber |
05 SBD Dauntless Dive Bomber |
Length: 33 feet, 0 inches
Wingspan: 41 feet, 0 inches
Height: 22 feet, 6 inches
Crew: 2
Weight: Empty - 6,535lbs Max Takeoff - 9,519lbs
Max Speed: 255mph at 8,500 feet
Cruise Speed: 185mph
Range: 773 miles
Service Ceiling: 25,200 feet
Fuel Capacity: 310 gallons
Powerplant: Wright Cyclone R1820 radial engine 1,350hp
Armament:
Two 50cal Browning machine guns in the nose
1 30cal Browning machine gun in a flexible rear cockpit mount
1600lb Bomb under fuselage, 650lbs under wings
First Flight : 1940
Cost: $38,300