Specifications (B-23 Dragon)
Data from Joe Baugher's Encyclopedia of American aircraft
General characteristics
- Crew: 6
- Length: 58 ft 6 in (17.8 m)
- Wingspan: 92 ft (28 m)
- Height: 18 ft 6 in (5.6 m)
- Wing area: 993 ft² (92.3 m²)
- Empty weight: 19,089 lb (8,677 kg)
- Loaded weight: 26,500 lb (12,000 kg)
- Max. takeoff weight: 32,400 lb (14,700 kg)
- Powerplant: 2 × Wright R-2600-3 radial engines, 1,600 hp (1,194 kW) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 282 mph (245 kn, 454 km/h)
- Range: 1,400 mi (1,200 nmi, 2,300 km) with 4,000 lb (1,800 kg) of bombs
- Service ceiling: 31,600 ft (9,630 m)
- Rate of climb: 1,493 ft/min (7.6 m/s)
- Wing loading: 26.7 lb/ft² (130 kg/m²)
- Power/mass: 0.17 hp/lb (200 kW/kg)
Armament
- Guns:
- 3 × 0.30 in (7.62 mm) machine guns
- 1 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine gun in tail turret
- Bombs: 4,000 lb (1,814 kg)
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