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BTD Destroyer
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| BTD Destroyer | |
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| Type | Torpedo/dive bomber |
| Manufacturer | Douglas Aircraft Corporation |
| Maiden flight | 8 April 1943 |
| Introduced | 1944 |
| Retired | 1945 |
| Primary user | United States Navy |
| Number built | 28 |
Douglas BTD Destroyer was an American torpedo bomber developed for the United States Navy during World War II. It was the first Navy aircraft to have tricycle landing gear.[1]
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BTD was designed as a replacement for the SBD Dauntless dive bomber. The initial two-seat design was subsequently reworked into a single-seat torpedo/dive bomber. The prototype first flew on 8 April 1943, and the Navy ordered 358 BTD-1s.
The first production BTD-1s were completed in June 1944. By the time Japan surrendered in August 1945, only 28 aircraft had been delivered and none saw combat action.
- BTD-1
- First production version, 28 built.
- XBTD-2
- Two prototypes with mixed propulsion, the additional Westinghouse WE-19XA turbojet with 1,500 lbf (6.7 kN) of thrust did not sufficiently improve performance. First flight May 1945.
Data from Dave's Warbirds[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: One
- Length: 38 ft 7 in (11.76 m)
- Wingspan: 45 ft 0 in (13.72 m)
- Height: 13 ft 7 in (4.14 m)
- Empty weight: 11,561 lb (5 244 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 19,000 lb (8 618 kg)
- Powerplant: 1× Wright R-3350-14 Cyclone 18 radial engine, 2,300 hp (1 715 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 290 knots (334 mph, 538 km/h) at 16,100 ft (4 900 m)
- Service ceiling: 23,600 ft (7 195 m)
Armament
- 2× 20 mm cannon
- Up to 3,200 lb (1 450 kg) of bombs in the bomb bay or a single torpedo
- Dave's Warbirds. Retrieved on [[2007-01-03]].
- Donald, D; Lake, J (1996). Encyclopedia of world military aircraft. AIRtime Publishing. ISBN 1880588242.
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