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Douglas SB2D

Intended as a successor to the SBD Dauntless, the XSB2D-1 was an unspectacular aircraft. It was large, complicated and heavy, with a R-3350 radial engine, an inverted gull, laminar flow wing, two remote controlled gun turrets, and nosewheel landing gear. Two were built. The USN changed its policy, and the SB2D design was modified to become the single-seat BTD.

General characteristics XSB2D-1
Primary function	dive bomber
Power plant	One Wright R-3350-14 engine
Thrust	2,200 HP		1,641 kW
Wingspan	44.6 ft		13.60 m
Length	38.5 ft		11.75 m
Height	16.9 ft		5.16 m
Wingarea	375 sq ft		34.84 sq m
Weight	empty	12,460 lb	5,651 kg
	max.	19,140 lb	8,682 kg
Speed	357 mph		574 km/h
Ceiling	27,395 ft		8,350 m
Armament	6x 12.7mm machine gun, 2x 726 kg bombs
Crew	Three
Date deployed	1943
Number built	2

Jirka Wagner (If you find some photo send it to me please)