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Brewster SB2A Buccaneer

Dive bomber, developed by Brewster in parallel with the Curtiss SB2C. The two aircraft looked very similar. Handling and production problems caused two years delay, and the USN had no need for a new dive bomber when the SB2A was finally available. Many were used as target tugs, others were scrapped straight from the production line.

General characteristics SB2A-2
Primary function	Dive bomber
Contractor	Brewster Aircraft Company
Power plant	One Wright R-2600-8 radial engine
Thrust	1,700 HP		1,268 kW
Wingspan	47 ft		14.33 m
Length	39 ft		11.94 m
Height	15.4 ft		4.70 m
Wingarea	379 sq ft		35.21 sq m
Weight	empty	9,923 lb	4,501 kg
	max.	14,288 lb	6,481 kg
Speed	274 mph		441 km/h
Ceiling	24,900 ft		7,590 m
Range	1,672 miles		2,690 km
Armament	2x 12.7mm and 4x 7.62mm machine guns, 450 kg bombs
Crew	Two
Date deployed	1940
Number built	1,052

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