SBD Dauntless

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf bomber
gptkbp:armament up to 2,250 lb (1,020 kg) of bombs
2 × rear flexible 0.30 in (7.62 mm) Browning machine guns
2 × forward-firing 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns
gptkbp:category World War II American aircraft
Carrier-based aircraft
Low-wing aircraft
Single-engined tractor aircraft
gptkbp:crew 2
gptkbp:emptyWeight 6,404 lb (2,905 kg)
gptkbp:engine gptkb:Wright_R-1820-60_Cyclone
gptkbp:engineType piston engine
gptkbp:firstFlight 1 May 1940
gptkbp:hasVersion gptkb:A-24_Banshee
gptkbp:height 13 ft 7 in (4.14 m)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label SBD Dauntless
gptkbp:introduced 1940
gptkbp:length 33 ft 1 in (10.08 m)
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Douglas_Aircraft_Company
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 255 mph (410 km/h)
gptkbp:maxTakeoffWeight 10,699 lb (4,855 kg)
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Slow_But_Deadly
gptkbp:notableEngagement gptkb:Battle_of_Midway
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Philippine_Sea
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Coral_Sea
gptkbp:numberBuilt 5,936
gptkbp:powerplant 1 × Wright R-1820-60 Cyclone, 1,200 hp (895 kW)
gptkbp:primaryUser gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkb:Free_French_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_New_Zealand_Air_Force
gptkbp:range 1,115 mi (1,794 km)
gptkbp:retired 1959
gptkbp:serviceCeiling 25,530 ft (7,780 m)
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Curtiss_SB2C_Helldiver
gptkbp:usedInConflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:variant gptkb:SBD-1
gptkb:SBD-2
gptkb:SBD-3
gptkb:SBD-4
gptkb:SBD-5
gptkb:SBD-6
gptkbp:wingspan 41 ft 6 in (12.65 m)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:VFA-115
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5