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01 / Overview
Curtiss SB2C-3 Helldiver
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1943–1945
Quantity
1,112
Operators
02 / Specs & Design
◎General5MOD.5
- First Flight1940
- Service Entry Year1943
- Crew1
- Primary RoleCarrier-based dive bomber and attack aircraft
- In ServiceYes
◈Powerplant4MOD.4
- Engine Typepiston
- Engine ModelWright R-2600-20 Twin Cyclone
- Number of Engines1
- Internal Fuel1,150 kg
▣Performance9MOD.9
- Top Speed452 km/h
- Cruise Speed322 km/h
- Stall Speed121 km/h
- Service Ceiling8,870 m
- Ferry Range2,000 km
- Combat Radius700 km
- Rate of Climb8.9 m/s
- G-Limit7
- Takeoff Run265 m
◇Dimensions7MOD.7
- Length11.2 m
- Wingspan15.2 m
- Height4 m
- Wing Area39.2
- Empty Weight3,175 kg
- Loaded Weight5,443 kg
- Max Takeoff Weight7,626 kg
◆Armament5MOD.5
- Hardpoints4
- Weapons Payload1,020 kg
- Internal Gun2x 20 mm AN/M2 cannon, 2x 0.50 in M2 Browning machine guns
- Internal Weapons BayYes
- Air-to-Ground MissilesYes
▤Avionics & Stealth1MOD.1
⬢Production & Cost3MOD.3
- Total Built7,140
- Operators8
- Variants18
▲Service History3MOD.3
- Retirement Year1959
- Production Start1943
- Production End1945
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1943Production started
- 1945Production ended
83
years in service
2
years in production
1,112
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country no longer actively operates it. 8 countries retired it.
04 / Variants
▚ WEAPON FAMILY
Curtiss SB2C-3 Helldiver // SIBLING VARIANTS
05 / Operators
Operator Countries8country
06 / MASS Score
Not enough weapon data to rank this category.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE2terms
Air-to-Ground Missiles are guided missiles fired from aircraft to attack ground targets. They enable aircraft to engage and destroy enemy ground positions, vehicles, and installations.
An internal compartment within a military aircraft designed to store and deploy weapons, reducing radar cross-section and aerodynamic drag.
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