Specifications (TBF Avenger)
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General characteristics
- Crew: 3
- Length: 40 ft 11.5 in (12.48 m)
- Wingspan: 54 ft 2 in (16.51 m)
- Height: 15 ft 5 in (4.70 m)
- Wing area: 490.02 ft² (45.52 m²)
- Empty weight: 10,545 lb (4,783 kg)
- Loaded weight: 17,893 lb (8,115 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Wright R-2600-20 radial engine, 1,900 hp (1,420 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 275 mph (442 km/h)
- Range: 1,000 mi (1,610 km)
- Service ceiling: 30,100 ft (9,170 m)
- Rate of climb: 2,060 ft/min (10.5 m/s)
- Wing loading: 36.5 ft·lbf² (178 kg/m²)
- Power/mass: 0.11 hp/lb (0.17 kW/kg)
Armament
- Guns:
- 1 × 0.30 in (7.62 mm) nose-mounted M1919 Browning machine gun(on early models)
- 2 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) wing-mounted M2 Browning machine guns
- 1 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) dorsal-mounted M2 Browning machine gun
- 1 × 0.30 in (7.62 mm) ventral-mounted M1919 Browning machine gun
- Rockets:
- up to eight 3.5-Inch Forward Firing Aircraft Rockets, 5-Inch Forward Firing Aircraft Rockets or High Velocity Aerial Rockets
- Bombs:
- Up to 2,000 lb (907 kg) of bombs or
- 1 × 2,000 lb (907 kg) Mark 13 torpedo
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