Northrop BT - Specifications (BT-1)

Specifications (BT-1)

Data from United States Navy Aircraft since 1911

General characteristics

  • Crew: two (pilot and gunner)
  • Length: 31 ft 8 in (9.65 m)
  • Wingspan: 41 ft 6 in (12.65 m)
  • Height: 9 ft 11 ft (3.02 m)
  • Wing area: 319 ft² (29.6 m²)
  • Empty weight: 4,606 lb (2,094 kg)
  • Max. takeoff weight: 7,197 lb (3,271 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-1535-94 Twin Wasp Jr. double row radial air-cooled engine, 825 hp (615 kW)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 193 knots (222 mph, 357 km/h) at 9,500 ft (2,900 m)
  • Cruise speed: 167 knots (192 mph, 309 km/h)
  • Range: 1,000 nmi (1,150 mi 1,852 km)
  • Service ceiling: 25,300 ft (7,710 m)
  • Rate of climb: 1,270 ft/min (6.5 m/s)

Armament

  • Guns:
    • 1 × .50 in (12.7 mm) machine gun
    • 1 × .30 in (7.62 mm) machine gun
  • Bombs: 1,000 lb (454 kg) bomb under fuselage

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