SB2A Buccaneer
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| Type | Scout bomber |
| Manufacturer | Brewster Aeronautical Corporation |
| Status | Retired |
| Primary users | United States Navy United States Army Air Corps Royal Air Force Fleet Air Arm |
The Brewster SB2A Buccaneer was an American single-engined mid-wing monoplane scout/bomber aircraft built for the United States Navy during the early 1940s. It was also supplied to the United States Army Air Corps.
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[edit] Design and development
The initial order for the aircraft was placed in 1941. Units powered by Wright Cyclone 14 radial engines were supplied to the United States Army Air Corps as the A-34. A version powered by a Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp engine was delivered to the Air Corps as the A-32.
[edit] Operational history
The RAF took delivery of some SB2A-1s under the terms of Lend-Lease where they were known as the Bermuda. They were used for training and target towing. Five of the Cyclone powered aircraft under the model number '340' were supplied to the British Fleet Air Arm, for assessment.
[edit] Operators
[edit] Survivors
At least one Buccaneer survives; it is being restored at the National Museum of Naval Aviation at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida.[1]
[edit] Specifications (SB2A-1 Buccaneer)
General characteristics
- Crew: 2: pilot and gunner
- Length: 39 ft 2 in (11.94 m)
- Wingspan: 47 ft 8 in (14.33 m)
- Height: 15 ft 5 in (4.70 m)
- Wing area: 379 ft² (35.2 m²)
- Empty weight: 9,924 lb (4,501 kg)
- Loaded weight: 12,239 lb (5,552 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 14,289 lb (6,481 kg)
- Powerplant: 1× Wright R-2600-8 radial engine, 1,600 hp (1,200 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 274 mph (238 knots, 441 km/h)
- Range: 1,675 mi (1,455 nm, 2,696 km)
- Service ceiling 24,900 ft (7,590 m)
Armament
- Guns:
- 2× .50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns in fuselage
- 2× .30 in (7.62 mm) machine guns in wings
- 2× .30 in flexible rear-mounted .30 machine guns
- Bombs: 1,000 lb (450 kg)
[edit] See also
Comparable aircraft
Related lists
[edit] References
- ^ Brewster Buccaneer under restoration. Warbird Forum. Retrieved on 2007-11-13.
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