TB2D Skypirate
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| TB2D Skypirate | |
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 XTB2D-1 prototype |
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| Type | Torpedo bomber |
| Manufacturer | Douglas Aircraft Company |
| Maiden flight | 1945 |
| Status | Cancelled |
| Number built | 2 |
The Douglas TB2D Skypirate (also known as the Devastator II) was a torpedo bomber intended for service with the United States Navy's Midway class aircraft carriers; they were too large for earlier decks. Two prototypes were completed, but the dedicated torpedo bomber was becoming an outdated concept and with the end of World War II the type was no longer needed, so the project was cancelled.
The TB2D was powered by a Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major driving contra-rotating propellers. Four torpedoes could be carried on underwing pylons, or an equivalent bomb load. Defensive armament consisted of two 20 mm cannon in the wings and .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns.
Very large for a single-engined aircraft, the TB2D would have been the largest piston-engined carrierborne plane at the time if it had been deployed. It could carry four times the weapon load of the TBF Avenger and was larger, heavier and faster than a B-25 Mitchell bomber.
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[edit] Specifications (TB2D Skypirate)
This aircraft article is missing some (or all) of its specifications. If you have a source, you can help Wikipedia by adding them.General characteristics
- Crew: 3
- Length: 46 ft 0 in (14.02 m)
- Wingspan: 70 ft 0 in (21.34 m)
- Height: ()
- Empty weight: 18,400 lb (8,350 kg)
- Loaded weight: 28,545 lb (12,947 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 34,760 lb (15,767 kg)
- Powerplant: 1× Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major radial engine, 3,350 hp (2,500 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 340 mph (546 km/h)
- Range: 1,250 mi (2,013 km)
- Service ceiling 28,000 ft (8,500 m)
Armament
- 2x 20 mm cannon
- .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns
- Up to 8,000 lb (3,639 kg) of bombs or four torpedoes
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[edit] Bibliography
- Kowalski, Bob. Douglas XTB2D-1 Skypirate (Naval Fighters number Thirty-Six). Simi Valley, CA: Ginter Books, 1996. ISBN 0-942612-36-1.
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