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Aircraft Model
US Vought SB2U Vindicator
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US Vought SB2U Vindicator
Crew
2
Aircraft Class
Wheeled
Aircraft Role
Dive Bomber
Aircraft Feature
Dive Brakes
Details
The SB2U combined biplane technology with a monoplane layout. It was a very important advance for the USN when it entered service, but already obsolete in 1940. Some were nevertheless used in WWII, with little success. The additional weight of combat equipment had very adverse effects on the performance of the SB2U.
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out of service
Number Produced
United StatesVought1937 Jan 011942 Dec 01169
Aircraft Models
Length
Height
Wingspan
Wing Area
Loaded Weight
Payload
Wing Loading Pressure
Aspect Ratio
34ft10.2ft42ft305ft29 421lb1 000lb150.811Pa5.784
Aircraft Models
Engines
Total Engine
Power To Weight Ratio
1818hp142.743
Aircraft Models
Range
Maximum Speed
Rate Of Climb
Estimated Climb Rate
Ceiling
1 000mile250mph1 070ft/min1 432.161ft/min27 400ft
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