Curtiss SB2C Helldiver

SB2C Helldiver ; A-25 Shrike
	Curtiss SB2C Helldiver februarja 1945
Vloga	Strmoglavec
Izvor	ZDA
Proizvajalec/-ci	Curtiss-Wright ; Fairchild (Canada) (SBF) ; Canadian Car & Foundry (SBW)
Oblikovalec	Don R. Berlin
Krstni polet	18. december 1940
Predstavljen	December 1942
Upokojen	1959 (Italijanske letalske sile)
Glavni uporabniki	Ameriška mornarica; USAAF ; Francoske letalske sile ; Tajske letalske sile
Izdelovan	1943–1945
Število izdelanih	7140
Izpeljanke	Curtiss XSB3C

Curtiss SB2C Helldiver je bil ameriški palubni strmoglavec/torpedni bombnik iz 2. svetovne vojne. Proizvajalo ga je podjetje Curtiss-Wright, glavni uporabnik je bila Ameriška mornarica. Letalo je imelo več vzdevkov: Big-Tailed Beast, Two-Cee in Son-of-a-Bitch 2nd Class.

Helldiver je nasledil uspešnega SBD Dauntlessa in je bil kljub večjim dimenzijah hitrejši od predhodnika. Helldiverje so uporabljali na Pacifiku v zadnjih dveh letih vojne. Kljub temu, da je imel probleme s krmarljivostjo, je bil uspešen v bojih. Deloma tudi zaradi visoke usposobljenosti posadk.

Skupno so zgradili okrog 7140 letal.

Specifikacije (SB2C-4 Helldiver)

Podatki iz United States Navy Aircraft since 1911^[1]

Splošne karakteristike

Posadka: 2: pilot in radio operater/strojničar
Dolžina: 36 ft 8 in (11,18 m)
Razpon kril: 49 ft 9 in (15,17 m)
Višina: 13 ft 2 in (4,01 m)
Površina kril: 422 ft² (39,2 m²)
Teža praznega letala: 10547 lb (4794 kg)
Maks. vzletna teža: 16616 lb (7553 kg)
Pogon letala: 1 × bencinski radialni motor Wright R-2600-20 Twin Cyclone, 1900 KM (1417 kW)

Zmogljivost

Maks. hitrost: 295 mph (257 vozlov, 475 km/h) na 16700 ft (5090 m)
Potovalna hitrost: 158 mph (137 vozlov, 254 km/h)
Doseg: 1165 milj (1013 nmi, 1876 km) z 1000 lb (450 kg) bomb
Višina leta: 29100 ft (8870 m)
Hitrost vzpenjanja: 1800 ft/min (9,1 m/s)

Oborožitev

Strelno orožje: **2 × 20 mm (.79 in) Hispano-Suiza HS.404 topa v krilih
- 2 × 7,62 mm M1919 Browning strojnice v repu
Bombe: v notranjosti: 2000 lb (900 kg) bombs ali 1 × Mark 13-2 torpedo^[2]
na podkrilnih nosilci: 500 lb (225 kg) bombe

Glej tudi

Reference

↑ Swanborough and Bowers 1976, p. 152.
↑ Donald 1995, pp. 80–151.

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Zunanje povezave

Wikimedijina zbirka ponuja več predstavnostnega gradiva o temi: Curtiss SB2C Helldiver.

[Swan_Navy_p152-1] Swanborough and Bowers 1976, p. 152.

[Donald_p80-1-2] Donald 1995, pp. 80–151.

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