Avenger? Never heared of!
The Grumman Avenger was built to displace the Douglas TBD Devastator.
It first approached on the scene in 1942 and it was rather less successful.
It was the biggest warbird driven by only one engine and it went from
the smallest carriers of the US in WW II.
It´s fuselage was big enough to offer space for
3 crew members and for one torpedo or several bombs.
Despite 9837 Planes of this type were built it is nearly unknown in
Europe. Some of them do exist even today and are still airworthy.
Technical data from the prototype e.g. TBM-3:
Wingspan |
52 feet 2 inches |
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Lenght |
40 feet |
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height |
16 feet 5 inches |
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empty weight |
10,843 pounds |
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maximum weight |
18,250 pounds |
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powerplant |
one wright R2600-20 at 1,900 hp |
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performance |
267 mph @ 16,000 feet |
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service ceiling |
23,400 feet |
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range |
1,130 miles |
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maximum weight |
18250 pounds |
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The modell:
is still at work. It will have a wingspan of 90 inces
(which is about 2,30m) and will have a weight of about 25-35 lbs (11,3..15,8
Kg).
A engine like a Zenoah ZG62 will serve the necessary Power (62ccm).
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