Douglas

Douglas XFD

Carrier fighter

  • First flight1933
  • StatusPrototype
  • Number built1
Technical data

Specifications

01

Crew & dimensions

Crew
Two (pilot and observer)
Length
25 ft 4 in
Wingspan
31 ft 6 in
Height
25 ft 4 in
02

Performance

Maximum speed
204 mph
Range
790 mi
Service ceiling
23,700 ft
03

Powerplant

Powerplant
1 × Pratt & Whitney R-1535-64 14-cylinder air-cooled radial engine (700 hp)
04

Armament

Armament
Guns: 1 x.30-caliber machine gun, fixed forwards-firing cowl mounting, 1 x.30-caliber machine gun, flexible mounting in rear cockpit; Bombs: 500 lb external

Engines 1

R-1535 R-1535 Piston engines Pratt & Whitney R-1535 Twin Wasp Junior Small twin-row radial engine of the Wasp family. Pratt & Whitney · United States→