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Curtiss SBC Helldiver

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Template:Infobox Aircraft The Curtiss SBC Helldiver was a two-place scout bomber built by the Curtiss-Wright Corporation. It was the last military biplane procured by the U.S. Navy.

The SBC-3 the inital production model was powered by a radial Pratt & Whitney Twin Wasp Junior R-1535 engine. The SBC-3 began operational service in 1938. Eighty-three SBC-3s were built.

The SBC-4 was powered by a radial Wright R-1820 Cyclone 9 engine. The SBC-4 entered service in 1939. One hundred seventy-four SBC-4s were built including fifty SBC-4s that were delivered to the French Navy. Five of the French order were delivered to the British Fleet Air Arm (as the Curtiss Cleveland).

Operators

Specifications (SBC-4)

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2: pilot and gunner

Performance Armament

  • Guns:
    • 1× 0.30 in (7.62 mm) forward-firing machine gun
    • 1 0.30 in (7.62 mm) flexible rearward-firing machine gun
  • Bombs: 1× bomb of up to 1,000 lb (450 kg)

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