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Northrop BT diving bomber

 

 

BT-1

 

Modification Purpose Deliveries Number of commissioned Discarding Differences from the previous modification
BT-1 diving bomber 4/1938 - 10/1938 54 early 1941 ---

 

Modification BT-1

Wing span, m

14.54

Length, m

9.87

Height, m

 

Wings area, m2

 

Empty mass, kg

 

Full flying-off mass, kg

3425
Engine 1 Pratt & Whitney R-1535-94
Power, h. p. 825
Maximal speed, km/h 354
Cruise speed, km/h  
Flying range, km 1732
Vertical speed, m/s  
Maximal altitude, m 7715
Complement 2
Armament 2 õ 7.6 MG, 454 kg of bombs

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