USA - Naval aviation and armament
Curtiss SBC Helldiver reconnaissance plane - diving bomber
SBC-4 Helldiver
| Modification | Purpose | Deliveries | Number of commissioned | Discarding | Differences from the previous modification |
| SBC-3 | recon - diving bomber | 7/1937 - 3/1939 | 83 | 1941 | Pratt & Whitney R-1535-82 engine (700 h. p.) |
| SBC-4 | 3/1939 - 4/1941 | 174 | Wright R-1820-34 engine (950 h. p.) |
| Modification | SBC-4 |
|
Wing span, m |
10.36 |
|
Length, m |
8.57 |
|
Height, m |
3.17 |
|
Wings area, m2 |
29.45 |
|
Empty mass, kg |
2066 |
|
Full flying-off mass, kg |
3211 |
| Engine | 1 Wright R-1820-34 |
| Power, h. p. | 950 |
| Maximal speed, km/h | 377 |
| Cruise speed, km/h | 282 |
| Flying range, km | 950 |
| Vertical speed, m/s | |
| Maximal altitude, m | 7315 |
| Complement | 2 |
| Armament | 2 x 7.6 MG, 454 kg of bombs |
XSBC-3 Helldiver
SBC-3 Helldiver (Yorktown, 1937)
© Ivan Gogin, 2008