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Post by: brady on September 06, 2004, 01:01:04 PM
???







(http://www.myphotodrive.com//uploads/686_163.JPG)
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Post by: Furball on September 06, 2004, 01:04:55 PM
looks like a Curtiss-Wright SB2C Helldiver, although back seems messed up....
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Post by: Krusty on September 06, 2004, 01:17:52 PM
Vindicator?
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Post by: Rafe35 on September 06, 2004, 02:00:44 PM
Krusty gotta be right, It is Vought SB2U-1 Vindicator!
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Post by: Guppy35 on September 06, 2004, 02:01:14 PM
Brewster SB2A Buccaneer


Dan/Slack
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Post by: MiloMorai on September 06, 2004, 02:46:09 PM
Dan got it correct.

This is a Vindicator

(http://www.airwar.ru/image/i/sww2/sb2u-i.jpg)

This is a Helldiver

(http://sb2chelldiver.org/images/sb2c_pg1-2.gif)
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Post by: Flyboy on September 06, 2004, 02:52:27 PM
whats the specs on that plane?
i guess its an early\pre war plane?
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Post by: MiloMorai on September 06, 2004, 03:07:13 PM
Quote
Originally posted by Flyboy
whats the specs on that plane?
i guess its an early\pre war plane?


http://www.military.cz/usa/air/war/bomber/sb2a/sb2a_en.htm
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Post by: lasersailor184 on September 06, 2004, 04:55:26 PM
Stretch SBD?  It's for really impressing your prom date.
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Post by: Flyboy on September 06, 2004, 05:09:54 PM
Quote
Originally posted by MiloMorai
http://www.military.cz/usa/air/war/bomber/sb2a/sb2a_en.htm


well according to this, its much batter then the SBDm\, how come the USN didnt use it more? whats the catch?
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Post by: Staga on September 06, 2004, 05:44:25 PM
Brewster SB2A was almost identical with Grumman "Avenger" but carried only half of its load. Manufacturing of "Avenger" was also begun 6 months earlier.

______________SB2A ______TBF/TBM
hp___________1700hp______1700 hp
kg_empty/max_4500/6480kg__4790/7880kg
Speed Max_____441kmh______436kmh
bomb load______454kg_______900kg

Edit: Theoretically the Brewster SB2A was capable to divebomb but for example the Britons (A&AEE) found the plane unsuitable to any combat operations and used their "Brewster Bermudas" as target tugs.
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Post by: Howitzer on September 07, 2004, 12:55:44 AM
TBM Stretch limosine   :aok
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Post by: OntosMk1 on September 07, 2004, 08:56:32 PM
It's a Vultee A-35 :D
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Post by: brady on September 07, 2004, 09:11:54 PM
SB2A, it is:)
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Post by: JB73 on September 07, 2004, 10:32:03 PM
dude there were sure some smurfy planes in WWII.