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Description
| Manufacturer: | Eastern (GM) |
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| Base model: | TBM | ||
| Designation: | TBM | ||
| Version: | -1 | ||
| Nickname: | Avenger | ||
| Designation System: | U.S. Navy / Marines | ||
| Designation Period: | 1935-1946 | ||
| Basic role: | Torpedo Bomber | ||
Specifications
| Not Yet Available |
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| Darcy O. Haskins Middleburg, FL | Tech. Data on TBM-1:
1 X Wright R-2600-8 14 cylinder radial, rated at 1700 hp (1267.33 kW) Length: 40 ft 9 in Height: 13 ft 9 in wtail down Wing span: 54 ft 2in unfolded, 19 ft 0 in folded Empty weight: 10080 Lbs. Operational weight: 15905 lbs. typical Max. speed: 257 mph at 12000 ft. Service ceiling: 21400 ft. Cruising speed: 153mph at optimum altitude Range: 1105 miles typical,2685 miles max. fuel internal: 279 Imp gal.(335 us gal) plus provision for 229 imp gal(275 us gal.) in jettisonable weapons bay tank. Machine guns: 2 X 0.50 inch browning M2 fixed forward, leadingwing edge,600 rounds each, 1X 0.50 in. Browning M2 trainable rearfacing firing in dorsal turret,400rounds, 1 X 0.30 in. Browning M2 trainable rearward firing in ventral position,500rounds Crew: 3 Pilot, navigator/ventral gunner, radio/dorsal gunner Bomb load: up to 2500lb carried in a lower fuselage weapons bay rated 2000 lb, and two underwing hardpoints rated at 250 lb Torpedoes/rockets: 1 x 22in. Mk 13-2 torpedo in bay in stead of bombs, 8 X 5in. HVAR rockets 01/31/2007 @ 13:07 [ref: 15361] |
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