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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the tactical / medium bombers category.
01 / Overview
Hughes D-2
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1942–1944
Quantity
1
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
TACTICAL / MEDIUM BOMBERS · WORLD WAR II
47
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
15
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the tactical / medium bombers category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General4MOD.4
- First Flight1943
- Crew2
- Primary RoleFighter and light bomber
- In ServiceNo
◈Powerplant6MOD.6
- Engine TypePiston
- Engine ModelPratt & Whitney R-2800-49
- Number of Engines2
- AfterburnerNo
- SupercruiseNo
- Thrust VectoringNo
▣Performance5MOD.5
- Top Speed697 km/h
- Cruise Speed441 km/h
- Service Ceiling10,975 m
- Ferry Range1,610 km
- Rate of Climb13 m/s
◇Dimensions & Weights6MOD.6
- Length17.6 m
- Wingspan18.29 m
- Height8.3 m
- Wing Area57.23
- Loaded Weight14,366 kg
- Max Takeoff Weight14,366 kg
◆Armament5MOD.5
▤Avionics & Stealth7MOD.7
⬢Production3MOD.3
- Total Built1
- Operators0
- Variants0
▲Service History4MOD.4
- Retirement Year1944
- Production Start1942
- Production End1944
- Operational StatusCanceled
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1939First deployment: World War II
- 1942Production started
- 1943Entered service
- 1944Production ended
84
years in service
2
years in production
1
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country no longer actively operates it. 1 countries retired it.
05 / MASS Score
TACTICAL / MEDIUM BOMBERS RANKING Tactical / Medium Bombers · World War II
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
138TACTICAL / MEDIUM BOMBERS47WORLD WAR II · TACTICAL / MEDIUM BOMBERS2057UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS285PERFORMANCE/PRICE · TACTICAL / MEDIUM BOMBERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theTactical / Medium Bomberscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE1terms
An internal compartment within a military aircraft designed to store and deploy weapons, reducing radar cross-section and aerodynamic drag.
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