Curtiss SB2C Helldiver

The Curtiss SB2C Helldiver was a carrier-based dive bomber aircraft produced for the United States Navy during World War II. It replaced the Douglas SBD Dauntless in US Navy service. Despite its size the SB2C was much faster than the SBD it replaced. Crew nicknames for the aircraft included the Big-Tailed Beast (or just the derogatory Beast) Two-Cee and Son-of-a-Bitch 2nd Class (after its designation and partly because of its reputation for having difficult handling characteristics).

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Height Main
401.32
Developed Into
Curtiss XSB3C
Length Alt
11.18 m
Max Takeoff Weight Main
16616.0
Jet Or Prop
prop
Lists
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Range Main
1
165 mi
Height Alt
4.01 m
Type Of Prop
Radial engine
Introduced
December 1942
Max Speed Main
295 mph
Range More
with 1
000 lb bombload
Bombs
in internal bay: 2
000 lb of bombs or 1 × Mark 13-2 torpedo
500 lb of bombs each
Max Speed More
at 16
700 ft
Cruise Speed Main
158 mph
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
7553.0
Ceiling Main
29100.0
Number Built
7140
Crew
Two
pilot and radio operator-gunner
Retired
1959
Span Main
1516.3799999999999
Cruise Speed Alt
137
Area Main
422.0
Primary user
United States Navy
Span Alt
15.17 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Power Alt
1417.0
Engine(prop)
Wright R-2600-20 Cyclone
Manufacturer
Canadian Car and Foundry
Curtiss-Wright
Fairchild Aircraft Ltd.
Number Of Props
1
First Flight
18
Production End Year
1945
Origin
United States
National Origin
United States
Climb Rate Main
1800.0
Power Main
1
900 hp
Production Start Year
1943
Guns
1200.0
Climb Rate Alt
9.1 m-s
Length Main
1117.6
Area Alt
39.2 m²
Range Alt
1013
Similar Aircraft
* Aichi D3A* Brewster SB2A Buccaneer* Douglas SBD Dauntless* Fairey Barracuda* Junkers Ju 87 Stuka* Vultee A-31 Vengeance
Max Speed Alt
257
Related
* Curtiss XBT2C
Empty Weight Main
10547.0
Ceiling Alt
8
870 m
Produced
1943
Empty Weight Alt
4794.0
Category
Carrier-based aircraft
Curtiss aircraft
Low wing aircraft
Propeller aircraft
Single-engine aircraft
United States bomber aircraft 1940-1949
World War II dive bombers

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