GRUMMAN AVENGER

 

BRAND and MODEL
GRUMMAN AVENGER
TYPE
Single-engine land and carrier-borne torpedo bomber
ORIGIN
United States of America
ENGINE

(TBF-1C)

One 1,268 kw (1,700 hp) Wright R-2600-8 eighteen-cylinder two-row air-cooled radial engine

SPECIFICATIONS

Wingspan: 16.5 m (54 ft 2 in)

Length: 12.9 m (40 ft)

Height: 5 m (16 ft 5 in)

Wing area: 45.5 m² (490 sq ft)

Max speed at 3,658 m (2,000 ft): 413 km/h (257 mph)

Max speed at sea level: 389 km/h (242 mph)

Cruising speed: 246 km/h (153 mph)

Service ceiling: 6,523 m (21,400 ft)

Range with one torpedo: 1,778 km (1,105 miles)

Range in reconnaissance role: 3,757 km (2,335 miles)

Empty weight: 4,788 kg (10,555 lb)

Loaded weight: 7,444 kg (16,412 lb)

Max loaded weight: 7,876 kg (17,364 lb)

PHOTO
Fine Art America:Source of phothograph