BRAND and MODEL
CURTISS SHRIKE
TYPE
Two-seat dive-bomber and ground attack aircraft
ORIGIN
United States of America
ENGINE
(SB2C-1C)
One 1,268 kw (1,700 hp) Wright R-2600-8 fourteen-cylinder two-row air-cooled radial engine
SPECIFICATIONS
Wingspan: 15.14 m (49 ft 8⅝ in)
Wingspan:(folded) 6.87 m (22 ft 6½ in)
Length: 11.2 m (36 ft 9 in)
Height: 4.49 m (14 ft 9 in)
Wing area: 39.2 m² (422 sq ft)
Max speed at sea level: 426 km/h (265 mph)
Max speed at 3,780 m (12,400 ft): 452 km/h (281 mph)
Long-range cruising speed at 455 m (1,500 ft): 254 km/h (158 mph)
Initial rate of climb: 533 m/min (1,750 ft/min)
Time to 3,050 m (10,000 ft): 7.7 mins
Service ceiling: 7,375 m (24,200 ft)
Combat radius: 445 km (276 miles)
Max range: 1,786 km (1,110 miles)
Empty weight: 4,588 kg (10,114 lb)
Max loaded weight with two Mk 13-2 torpedoes and two 219 litre (48 Imp gal) drop tanks: 7,626 kg
(16,812 lb)
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