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Military Aircraft
Brewster Aircraft
SBN
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| The SBN was a United States three-place mid-wing monoplane scout bomber/torpedo aircraft designed by the Brewster Aeronautical Corporation and built under license by the Naval Aircraft Factory in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The landing gear was similar to that on the Brewster F2A fighter aircraft. The SBN had rigid, i.e., not folding, wings with perforated flaps. |
TECHNICAL DATA
| Description | Specifications |
| Manufacturer: | Length: 27 ft 8 in |
| First Flight: 1936 | Height: 8 ft 7 in |
| Enter Service: | Wing Span: 39 ft 0 in |
| Model: | Wing Area: 259 ft |
| Crew: 3 (pilot, navigator, gunner) | Empty Weight: |
| Nickname: | Max. Weight: 3759 lb |
| Basic Role: Scout bomber | Armament: 1× rearward-firing, flexible 0.30 machine gun, Up to 500 lb of bombs |
| Other Versions: 1 (SBA) |
Propulsion |
| Principal User: U. S. Navy |
Power Plant: Wright XR-1820-22 Cyclone radial engine. |
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Performance |
Horsepower: 950 hp |
| Range: 1015 miles | No. Of Engines: 1 |
| Max. Speed: 254 mph | |
| Ceiling: 28,300 ft | Photographer Unknown |
| Climb Rate: |