Data Quality88%
01 / Overview
SB2C-1 Helldiver
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1943–1945
Quantity
200
Operators
02 / Specs & Design
◎General6MOD.6
- First Flight1940
- Service Entry Year1943
- Crew2
- Primary Rolecarrier-based dive bomber
- GenerationWorld War II era
- In ServiceNo
◈Powerplant5MOD.5
- Engine Typeradial
- Engine ModelWright R-2600 Twin Cyclone
- Number of Engines1
- AfterburnerNo
- Internal Fuel960 kg
▣Performance7MOD.7
- Top Speed470 km/h
- Service Ceiling9,800 m
- Ferry Range2,300 km
- Combat Radius800 km
- Rate of Climb5.5 m/s
- G-Limit7
- Takeoff Run300 m
◇Dimensions7MOD.7
- Length12.2 m
- Wingspan13.4 m
- Height4.6 m
- Wing Area28
- Empty Weight3,265 kg
- Loaded Weight5,443 kg
- Max Takeoff Weight6,123 kg
◆Armament8MOD.8
- Hardpoints4
- Weapons Payload1,800 kg
- Internal Gunfour 0.50 in wing guns and one 0.30 in dorsal gun
- Internal Weapons BayYes
- Air-to-Air MissilesNo
- Air-to-Ground MissilesNo
- Anti-Ship MissilesNo
- Nuclear CapableNo
▤Avionics & Stealth6MOD.6
⬢Production & Cost2MOD.2
- Total Built200
- Operators1
▲Service History1MOD.1
- Operational Statusretired
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1939First deployment: World War II
- 1943Production started
- 1945Production ended
83
years in service
2
years in production
200
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country no longer actively operates it. 8 countries retired it.
04 / Variants
▚ WEAPON FAMILY
SB2C-1 Helldiver // SIBLING VARIANTS
05 / Operators
Operator Countries8country
06 / MASS Score
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📖 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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