Product Description

--The basic design of SBD Dauntless was done at Northrop's El Segund plant.
――When the El Segund factory was sold to Douglas, the XBT-2 that was under development was renamed XSBD-1, and the development was taken over and became the basis of SBD Dauntless.
--Mass production began in April 1939, with 57 SBD-1s for the Marine Corps and 87 SBD-2s for the Navy.
――After the surrender of France, 174 SBD-3s were ordered for mass production, and many improvements were made by incorporating the lessons learned in Europe.
――The engine has the same horsepower, but it has been replaced with the improved R-1820-52.
――In addition, bulletproof measures for occupants and fuel tanks have been strengthened, and bulletproof steel plates have been strengthened and bulletproof tanks have been fully adopted.
--As for armament, the fixed nose gun has been strengthened from two 7.7mm machine guns to two 12.7mm machine guns, and the rear seat 7.7mm swivel machine gun has also been double-armed.
--In addition, the electrical system has been strengthened from the previous 12V to 24V, and the air intake on the nose has been lowered to improve forward visibility.
――Due to these repairs, the weight of the aircraft has increased and the maximum speed has decreased.
――Still, after the start of the war between Japan and the United States, 500 additional aircraft were ordered, and a total of 584 SBD-3s were produced.
--These aircraft were active in the Midway Seafood and Coral Sea battles.
――Since the SBD-4, which began delivery in October 1942, is equipped with a radio navigation support device and a rudimentary aerial radar, its capabilities in actual battles have improved significantly compared to the SBD-3.
――In addition, one electric fuel pump was added, and one emergency fuel pump was also added.
――In addition, the propeller has changed from the conventional constant speed type to the Hamilton standard hydromatic constant speed type, so the power of the engine can be used efficiently.

--The SBD-4 was more than the SBD-3, and 780 were produced.
――After this, the Dontress continued with the 5th and 6th types, and was adopted by the Army as the A-24. Not only did it build an era as an American dive bomber, but it also had a retractable main landing gear with its low wing monoplane. The aircraft layout, with its occupants in tandem, had a lot of influence on the dive bombers with propellers that were designed later.

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--Passengers: 2 people, total width: 12.65m, total length: 9.80m, total height: 4.14m, total weight: 4,717kg, engine: P & W R-1820-52 (separation output 1,000 horsepower), maximum speed: 402km / h, Fixed armament: 12.7mm fixed machine gun x 2, 7.7mm swivel machine gun x 2


Item Size/Weight : 34.2 x 19.2 x 5.2 cm / 290g

Product Specifications

Item series

Hasegawa-JT

Country

USA

Item code

09119

JAN code

4967834191198

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