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Description
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
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| Base model: | SBD | ||
| Designation: | SBD | ||
| Version: | -5 | ||
| Nickname: | Dauntless | ||
| Designation System: | U.S. Navy / Marines | ||
| Designation Period: | 1934-1946 | ||
| Basic role: | Scout Bomber | ||
| Crew: | Pilot and observer/rear gunner |
Specifications
| Length: | 33' 1" | 10.0 m | |
| Height: | 13' 7" | 4.1 m | |
| Wingspan: | 41' 6" | 12.6 m | |
| Wingarea: | 325.0 sq ft | 30.0 sq m | |
| Empty Weight: | 6,404 lb | 2,905 kg | |
| Gross Weight: | 10,676 lb | 4,852 kg | |
| Max Weight: | 10,700 lb | 4,853 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 1 | ||
| Powerplant: | Wright R-1820-60 | ||
| Horsepower (each): | 1200 | ||
Performance
| Range: | 1,115 miles | 1,795 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 185 mph | 298 km/h | 161 kt |
| Max Speed: | 255 mph | 410 km/h | 221 kt |
| Climb: | 1,700 ft/min | 518 m/min | |
| Ceiling: | 25,530 ft | 7,780 m | |
Known serial numbers
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| Lone Star Flight Museum | Galveston | Texas |
| National Museum of Naval Aviation | NAS Pensacola | Florida |
| The Air Museum "Planes of Fame" | Chino | California |
| United States Marine Corps Air/Ground Museum | Quantico | Virginia |
SBD-5 on display
Lone Star Flight Museum | The Air Museum | The Air Museum "Planes of Fame" |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Frank Brooks Fort Johnson, NY | Can you tell me the color names (specs) for the Pacific theater paint scheme? I am working on a 1/9 scale of the Dauntless and would like to paint the plane in the right colors. 04/10/2008 @ 04:57 [ref: 20412] |
| Edawg , DE | I was wondering do you know abot the sbd5 in the smithsonian air and space musuem plane number 109
03/21/2008 @ 17:41 [ref: 20226] |
| kenw , TX | Thank you so much for providing this site. I am sitting here with my dad, who is now 83 and slipping away quickly. He was the radio-gunner on an SBD on Ford Island shortly after the attack at Pearl Harbor, on patrol duty. Altho he doesn't understand the internet, sitting here with him looking at the pics and exploring the links has truly been an emotional experience for both of us.
Thank you so very much for the joy we just experienced! 03/12/2008 @ 15:48 [ref: 19993] |
| Edward J. Gillespie East Lansing, MI | 6/16/07
As a salute to my friend, Marine Harold A. Clemetsen, an individual who flew the Dauntless 5 while in the South Pacific (Emirau) during WWII, I've created a website to share his hundreds of photos. Please feel free to visit it at www.vmsb243.com Just started this effort so I'll be adding photos on a regular basis for the next several months. Ed Gillespie-East Lansing, Michigan. 06/16/2007 @ 12:31 [ref: 16850] |
| clell gresham boerne, TX | could some one tell me how many g's were pulled in a dive? please e-mail to sgtgresham@yahoo.com thanks 05/24/2006 @ 08:11 [ref: 13368] |
| Robert Palmdale, CA | OK lets have some fun here. First of all the center photo is not a Dauntless SBD. Now the aircraft in the picture has been called an SNJ. Here's the teaser..Are you sure it's not a NA-64? (Very Big Grin) They are very close except for two differences. Name the differences. 10/31/2005 @ 12:15 [ref: 11618] |
| Aaron Robinson Wilmington, NC | The lack of bombs indicate that the centre pic is,indeed,not a Dauntless. 06/02/2005 @ 12:57 [ref: 10374] |
| Aaron Robinson Wilmington, NC | The lack of contact bombs or guns indicate that the centere pic is indeed,not a Dauntless. 06/02/2005 @ 12:54 [ref: 10373] |
| Mike , KY | Respectfully, T-6/SNJ canopy, T-6/SNJ vertical stabilizer, lack of dive brakes, and two-bladed prop indicate that the center photograph is, indeed, not a Dauntless. 03/07/2005 @ 13:15 [ref: 9639] |
| Brian , MD | Not to mention the position of the antenna! 03/02/2005 @ 19:32 [ref: 9592] |
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