Data Quality88%
01 / Overview
SB2C-4 Helldiver
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1943–1945
Quantity
2,045
Operators
02 / Specs & Design
◎General6MOD.6
- First Flight1940
- Service Entry Year1943
- Crew2
- Primary RoleDive bomber
- GenerationPropeller
- In ServiceNo
◈Powerplant7MOD.7
- Engine TypeRadial
- Engine ModelWright R-2600-20 Twin Cyclone
- Number of Engines1
- AfterburnerNo
- SupercruiseNo
- Thrust VectoringNo
- Internal Fuel1,500 kg
▣Performance9MOD.9
- Top Speed510 km/h
- Cruise Speed350 km/h
- Stall Speed140 km/h
- Service Ceiling10,000 m
- Ferry Range2,000 km
- Combat Radius600 km
- Rate of Climb8.5 m/s
- G-Limit6
- Takeoff Run800 m
◇Dimensions6MOD.6
- Length12.2 m
- Wingspan14.5 m
- Height4.2 m
- Wing Area30
- Empty Weight5 kg
- Max Takeoff Weight8 kg
◆Armament8MOD.8
- Hardpoints2
- Weapons Payload1.8 kg
- Internal Guntwo 20 mm wing-mounted cannons
- Internal Weapons BayYes
- Air-to-Air MissilesNo
- Air-to-Ground MissilesNo
- Anti-Ship MissilesNo
- Nuclear CapableNo
▤Avionics & Stealth7MOD.7
⬢Production & Cost3MOD.3
- Total Built2,045
- Operators12
- Variants25
▲Service History4MOD.4
- Retirement Year1959
- Production Start1943
- Production End1945
- Operational StatusRetired
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANRetired
- 1939First deployment: World War II
- 1943Production started
- 1945Production ended
83
years in service
2
years in production
2,045
units produced
0
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country no longer actively operates it. 8 countries retired it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries8country
05 / 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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