Specifications (A-17)
Data from McDonnell Douglas Aircraft since 1920
General characteristics
- Crew: two (pilot and gunner)
- Length: 31 ft 8⅝ in (9.67 m)
- Wingspan: 47 ft 8½ in (14.54 m)
- Height: 11 ft 10½ in (3.62 m)
- Wing area: 363 sq ft (33.7m²)
- Empty weight: 4,874 lb (2,211 kg)
- Loaded weight: 7,337 lb (3,328 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-1535-11 Twin Wasp Jr two-row air-cooled radial engine, 750 hp (560 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 206 mph (179 knots, 332 km/h)
- Cruise speed: 170 mph (149 knots, 274 km/h)
- Range: 650 mi (565 nmi, 1,046 km)
- Service ceiling: 19,400 ft (5,915 m)
- Rate of climb: 1,350 ft/min (6.9 m/s)
Armament
- 4 × 0.3 in (7.62 mm) fixed forward M1919 Browning machine guns
- 1 × 0.3 in (7.62 mm) trainable rear machine gun
- Internal bay for bombs
- External wing bomb racks (total bomb load 1,200 lb/544 kg)
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