Brewster

Brewster Buffalo

Carrier fighter

  • First flight1937
  • IntroductionApril 1939
  • StatusRetired
  • Number built509
Technical data

Specifications

01

Crew & dimensions

Crew
one
Length
26 ft 4 in
Wingspan
35 ft
Height
12 ft
02

Performance

Maximum speed
321 mph
Range
965 mi
Service ceiling
33,200 ft
03

Powerplant

Powerplant
1 × Wright R-1820-40 Cyclone 9 9-cyl air-cooled radial piston engine (1,200 hp)
04

Armament

Armament
Guns: 2 × 0.50 in nose-mounted M2 Browning machine guns, 2 × 0.50 in wing-mounted M2 Browning machine guns; Bombs: 2 × bombs on underwing racks.

Engines 1

R-1820 R-1820 Piston engines Wright R-1820 Cyclone Nine-cylinder radial engine used in many aircraft of the 1930s and 1940s. Wright Aeronautical · United States→