US Air Force Museum - WWII - Douglas Dauntless SBD Dive Bomber
Bill Maloney
1/20/2007

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05 SBD Dauntless Dive Bomber

Douglas SBD Dauntless Specifications:

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

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