Douglas B-23 Dragon

The Douglas B-23 Dragon was a twin-engined bomber developed by Douglas Aircraft Company as a successor to (and a refinement of) the B-18 Bolo.

characteristics and the Douglas B-23 Dragon having too great a wingspan to be comfortably operated from a carrier deck.1
The CARG acquired a Douglas B-23 Dragon in September 1970. Only 38 B-23s were built by the Douglas Aircraft Company in the late 1930s.2

Made by Douglas Aircraft Company.

It is the successor of the Douglas B-18 Bolo .

The Douglas B-23 Dragon was a twin-engined bomber developed by Douglas Aircraft Company as a successor to (and a refinement of) the B-18 Bolo.3
List
* List of bomber aircraft* List of military aircraft of the United States
Jet Or Prop
prop
Height Alt
5.6 m
Predecessor
Douglas B-18 Bolo
Length Alt
17.8 m
Max Takeoff Weight Main
32400.0
Power Alt
1194.0
Range Main
1
400 mi
Loaded Weight Main
26500.0
Max Speed Alt
245
Type Of Prop
radial engines
Loading Main
27
Power/mass Main
612.0000000000001
Developed From
Douglas B-18 Bolo
Range More
with 4
000 lb of bombs
Bombs
4000.0
Height Main
563.88
Max Speed Main
282 mph
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
14700.0
Ceiling Main
31600.0
Number Built
38
38.0
Crew
6
Loaded Weight Alt
12000.0
Area Main
993.0
Primary user
United States Army Air Corps
Span Alt
28 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Engine(prop)
Wright R-2600-3
Manufacturer
Douglas Aircraft Company
First Flight
27
Climb Rate Main
1493.0
Power Main
1
600 hp
Number Of Props
2
Power/mass Alt
200
Guns
** 3 × 0.30 in machine guns** 1 × 0.50 in M2 Browning machine gun in tail turret
Climb Rate Alt
7.6 m-s
Length Main
1783.08
Span Main
92.0
Area Alt
92.3 m²
Range Alt
1200
Similar Aircraft
* Douglas XB-22* B-25 Mitchell* B-26 Marauder
Related
* Douglas DC-3* B-18 Bolo
Empty Weight Main
19089.0
Ceiling Alt
9
630 m
Category
Douglas aircraft
United States bomber aircraft 1930-1939
Empty Weight Alt
8677.0
Loading Alt
130

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