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Curtiss XBT2C

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Top speed
  
531 km/h

Length
  
12 m

Wingspan
  
14 m

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Manufacturer
  
Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company

The Curtiss XBT2C was an experimental single-engined dive/torpedo bomber developed during World War II. It was based on the Curtiss XBTC single-seat dive/torpedo bomber, but used the less powerful Wright R-3350 radial engine, and could carry a second crew member in the rear fuselage. It was fitted with radar, which was carried in a pod under the starboard wing. Nine of ten projected aircraft were built. They were Curtiss' last type for the U.S. Navy. All were scrapped in the late 1940s.

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Operators

 United States
  • United States Navy

    • Specifications (XBT2C-1)

    Data from Curtiss Aircraft 1907–1947

    General characteristics

  • Crew: one or two
  • Length: 39 ft 2 in (11.93 m)
  • Wingspan: 47 ft 7⅛ in (14.5 m)
  • Height: 12 ft 1 in (3.68 m)
  • Wing area: 416 ft² (38.64 m²)
  • Empty weight: 12,268 lb (5,565 kg)
  • Max. takeoff weight: 19,022 lb (8,628 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Wright R-3350-24 Duplex-Cyclone 18-cylinder, two-row, air-cooled radial engine, 2,500 hp (1,865 kW)

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 330 mph (287 knots, 531 km/h) at 17,000 ft (5,200 m)
  • Range: 1,310 mi (1,139 nmi, 2,108 km)
  • Service ceiling: 26,300 ft (8,016 m)
  • Rate of climb: 1,890 ft/min (9.6 m/s)

    • Armament

  • Guns: 2 × 20 mm (0.79 in) AN/M2 cannon (wing)
  • Bombs: 2,000 lb (907 kg)

    • References

    Curtiss XBT2C Wikipedia
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