Northrop BT

The Northrop BT was a two seat single engine monoplane dive bomber built by the Northrop Corporation for the United States Navy. At the time Northrop was a subsidiary of the Douglas Aircraft Company.

The Northrop BT-1 provided the basis for the SBD Dauntless, which began manufacture in 1940.1
The Northrop BT-1 provided the basis for the SBD, which began manufacture in 1940.2
Based on the Northrop BT-1, of the Pacific war's most significant battles, achieving their greatest victory at Midway, where they sank four Japanese carriers.3
The Northrop BT-1 provided the basis for the SBD, which began manufacture in 1940. It was designed with a 1,000 horsepower Wright Cyclone powerplant. A year earlier, both the U.S.4
its roots to the Northrop BT-1, the Dauntless was initially powered by a 1,000 horsepower Wright Cyclone engine and could carry 2,250 pounds of bombs.5
(958 downloads) The Northrop BT-1 first flew in 1936 and was assigned to both the USS Yorktown and USS Enterprise.6

Made by Northrop Corporation.

Northrop BT is the predecessor of the Douglas SBD Dauntless.

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The Northrop BT-1 first flew in 1936 and was assigned to both the USS Yorktown and USS Enterprise.8
bomber, the Northrop BT-1—the direct predecessor of the famous Douglas Dauntless (SBD).9
Northrop BT-1 which would evolve into the SBD DauntlessSBD DauntlessThe Douglas SBD Dauntless was a naval dive bomber made by Douglas during World War II.10
the Northrop BT, a total of 5,936 aircraft were built and served as the United States Navy's main dive bomber from it's mid-1940 introduction until late 1943, a few Douglas 11
Height Main
9
Designer
Ed Heinemann
Length Alt
9.65 m
Max Takeoff Weight Main
7197.0
Jet Or Prop
prop
Lists
* List of military aircraft of the United States (naval)
Range Main
1000.0
Height Alt
3.02 m
Type Of Prop
double row radial air-cooled engine
Crew
two
Max Speed Main
193
Bombs
1000
Max Speed More
at 9
500 ft
Cruise Speed Main
167
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
3271.0
Ceiling Main
25300.0
Number Built
55
Successor
Douglas SBD Dauntless
Span Main
1264.92
Cruise Speed Alt
11520.0
Area Main
319.0
Primary user
United States Navy
Span Alt
12.65 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Power Alt
615.0
Engine(prop)
Pratt & Whitney R-1535-94 Twin Wasp Jr.
Manufacturer
Northrop Corporation
First Flight
19
Climb Rate Main
1270.0
Power Main
825 hp
Number Of Props
1
Guns
** 1 × .50 in machine gun** 1 × .30 in machine gun
Climb Rate Alt
6.5 m-s
Variants With Their Own Articles
Douglas SBD Dauntless
Length Main
965.2
Area Alt
29.6 m²
Range Alt
69000.0
Similar Aircraft
* Blackburn Skua* Seversky P-35* Aichi D3A
Max Speed Alt
13320.0
Related
* Northrop YA-13* Northrop A-17* SBD Dauntless
Empty Weight Main
4606.0
Ceiling Alt
7
710 m
Empty Weight Alt
2094.0
Category
Carrier-based aircraft
Northrop aircraft
United States bomber aircraft 1930-1939

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