SBD DAUNTLESS

SPECIFICATIONSDESCRIPTION
MANUFACTURERDOUGLAS AIRCRAFT COMPANY
YEAR (FIRST FLIGHT)MAY 1, 1940
MODELSBD-5 DAUNTLESS
CREW2
MAX T/O WEIGHT10,700 LB (4,853 KG)
SPAN41 FT 6.375 IN (12.65873 M)
LENGTH33 FT 1.25 IN (10.0902 M)
HEIGHT13 FT 7 IN (4.14 M)
MAXIMUM SPEED255 MPH (410 KM/H, 222 KN) AT 14,000 FT (4,300 M)
CRUISE SPEED185 MPH (298 KM/H, 161 KN)
RATE OF CLIMB1,700 FT/MIN (8.6 M/S)
POWERPLANT1 × WRIGHT R-1820-60 CYCLONE 9-CYLINDER AIR-COOLED RADIAL PISTON ENGINE, 1,200 HP (890 KW)
RANGE1,115 MI (1,794 KM, 969 NMI)
SERVICE CEILING25,530 FT (7,780 M)
ARMAMENT GUNS: 2 × 0.50 IN (12.7 MM) FORWARD-FIRING SYNCHRONIZED BROWNING M2 MACHINE GUNS IN ENGINE COWLING
2 × 0.30 IN (7.62 MM) FLEXIBLE-MOUNTED BROWNING M1919 MACHINE GUNS IN REAR
BOMBS: 2,250 LB (1,020 KG) OF BOMBS