Vought

Vought SBU Corsair

Attack aircraft

Wikipedia
  • First flight1933
  • Introduction1937
  • StatusRetired
  • Number built125
Technical data

Specifications

01

Crew & dimensions

Crew
two: pilot, navigator/gunner
Length
8.49 m (27 ft 10 in)
Wingspan
10.14 m (36 ft 3 in)
Height
3.63 m (11 ft 11 in)
02

Performance

Maximum speed
330 km/h (205 mph, 178 kn)
Range
882 km (548 mi, 477 nmi)
Service ceiling
10,800 m (23,700 ft)
03

Powerplant

Powerplant
1 × Pratt & Whitney R-1535-80 Twin Wasp Junior 14-cylinder two-row air-cooled radial engine (700 hp / 522 kW)
04

Armament

Armament
Guns: 1x Fixed forward firing.30 in (7.62 mm) Browning machine gun and 1x machine gun flexibly mounted.30 in machine gun in rear cockpit; Bombs: 1x 500 lb (227 kg) bomb
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