BTD Destroyer

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BTD Destroyer
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]

Contents 1 Development 2 Operational history 3 Variants 4 Operators 5 Survivor 6 Specifications (BTD-1) 7 References 8 External links 9 See also

[edit] Development

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.

[edit] Operational history

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.

[edit] Variants

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.

[edit] Operators

 United States

• United States Navy

[edit] Survivor

• BTD-1, Serial No. 4959, Wings of Eagles Discovery Center, Elmira-Corning Regional Airport, Elmira, New York^{[2] [3]}

[edit] Specifications (BTD-1)

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

[edit] References

Notes

Bibliography

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[edit] See also

Comparable aircraft

• Blackburn Firebrand - BTM Mauler
  

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