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Curtiss O2C-2 'Helldiver'

Description
  Manufacturer:Curtiss


  Base model:O2C
  Designation:O2C
  Version:-2
  Nickname:Helldiver
  Designation System:U.S. Navy / Marines
  Designation Period:1922-1962
  Basic role:Observation
 

Specifications
  Length: 26' 0" 7.9 m
  Height:10' 3" 3.1 m
  Wingspan: 32' 0" 9.7 m
  Gross Weight: 4,554 lb 2,065 kg

Propulsion
  Powerplant: Wright R-1820-E
  Horsepower (each): 575

Performance
  Max Speed: 174 mph 280 km/h 151 kt
  Ceiling: 20,000 ft 6,095 m

Known serial numbers
A-8847 / A-8849


 

Recent comments by our visitors
 Scott
 
 , IL
This was the plane used at the end of the original King Kong to shoot Kong from atop the Empire State Building.
06/11/2001 @ 21:16