Douglas

Douglas XTB2D Skypirate

Torpedo bomber

  • First flight1945
  • StatusPrototype
  • Number built2
Technical data

Specifications

01

Crew & dimensions

Crew
3
Length
46 ft
Wingspan
70 ft
Height
22 ft 7 in
02

Performance

Maximum speed
340 mph
Range
1,250 mi
Service ceiling
24,500 ft
03

Powerplant

Powerplant
1 × Pratt & Whitney R-4360-8 Wasp Major 28-cylinder 4-row air-cooled radial piston engine (3,000 hp)
04

Armament

Armament
Guns: 4 × wing mounted 0.50 in machine guns, 2 × 0.50 in machine guns in dorsal turret, 1 × 0.50 in machine gun in ventral bath; Bombs: Up to 8400 lb) of bombs or four torpedoes

Engines 1

R-4360 R-4360 Piston engines Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major The largest American piston aircraft engine to be mass-produced, with four rows of cylinders. Pratt & Whitney · United States→