Specifications (DB-7B, Boston Mk III)
Data from A-20 Havoc in action
General characteristics
- Crew: 2-3
- Length: 47 ft 11 in (14.63 m)
- Wingspan: 61 ft 4 in (18.69 m)
- Height: 17 ft 7 in (5.36 m)
- Wing area: 465 ft² (43.2 m²)
- Empty weight: 15,051 lb (6,827 kg)
- Loaded weight: 27,200 lb (12,338 kg)
- Max. takeoff weight: 20,320 lb (9,215 kg)
- Powerplant: 2 × Wright R-2600-A5B "Twin Cyclone" radial engines, 1,700 hp (1,268 kW) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 339 mph (295 kn, 546 km/h) at 10,000 ft (3,050 m)
- Range: 1,050 mi (912 nmi, 1,690 km)
- Service ceiling: 23,700 ft (7,225 m)
- Rate of climb: 2,000 ft/min (10.2 m/s)
Armament
- Guns: ** 4× fixed 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Browning machine guns in the nose
- 2× flexible 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Browning machine guns, mounted dorsally
- 1× flexible 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers K machine gun, mounted ventrally
- Bombs: 2,000 lb (910 kg)
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