US Curtiss SB2C Helldiver

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Aircraft Model	US Curtiss SB2C Helldiver

Depicted In Image
Crew	2
Aircraft Class	Wheeled
Aircraft Role	Dive Bomber
Aircraft Feature	Dive Brakes

Details

The SB2C was designed to combine a powerful engine and a large weapons load in a small airframe, as required for carrier operations. The SB2C was compact and dense, and its fuselage was inordinately small compared with the large wings and tail. The bad handling characteristics earned this dive bomber uncomplimentary nicknames. Its performance was little better than that of the older {SBD}. Nevertheless the USN fought several major battles with it, and over 7000 were built

Documents
Covered By Document
Encyclopedia Of Military Aircraft	N

Aircraft Models
	Developed By	Designed By	In Service	Number Produced
	United States	Curtiss,	1943 Nov 11	7 000

Aircraft Models
	Length	Height	Wingspan	Wing Area	Loaded Weight	Payload	Wing Loading Pressure	Aspect Ratio
	36.68ft	13.123ft	49.705ft	421.945ft2	16 812lb	1 999.593lb	194.535Pa	5.855

Aircraft Models
	Engines	Total Engine	Power To Weight Ratio
	1	1 700hp	166.237

Aircraft Models
	Range	Maximum Speed	Rate Of Climb	Estimated Climb Rate	Ceiling
	1 375mile	281mph	1 750ft/min	1 667.882ft/min	24 200ft

Aircraft Armaments
Aircraft Armament	As Built Of Ship Class
USS Midway Aircraft 64 X US Curtiss SB2C Helldiver	USS Midway

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