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Douglas XTB2D Skypirate

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The two "Skypirate" prototypes, BuNo 36933 and 36934, were ready for flight trials in 1945 with the first prototype XTB2D-1 flying on 13 March 1945. The second example had a 58 cm increase in the length of the fuselage, and flew later in summer 1945. Both prototypes were test flown without any
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501 US gal (417 imp gal; 1,900 L) fuselage tank + 273 US gal (227 imp gal; 1,030 L) wing tanks + 2x 300 US gal (250 imp gal; 1,100 L) drop-tanks - Overload scout
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Super Hydromatic contra-rotating individually fully-feathering constant-speed propeller, 14 ft 1 in (4.29 m) diameter forward propeller section 14 ft 3 in (4.34 m) diameter aft propeller
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class, eliminated the need for the type and the 23 pre-production aircraft on order were subsequently cancelled. The flight trials were suspended and the two prototypes were eventually reduced to scrap in 1948.
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torpedo bomber. In 1942, the team led by Heinemann and Donovan began work on a new project named the "Devastator II". On 31 October 1943, just four days after the very large
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were ordered into production, Douglas received a contract for two prototypes, designated TB2D, receiving the official name: "Skypirate".
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armament. Despite the flying trials proceeding on schedule, the collapse of the Japanese forces in the Pacific along with delays in the
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501 US gal (417 imp gal; 1,900 L) fuselage tank - Bomber mission
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28-cylinder 4-row air-cooled radial piston engine, 3,000 hp (2,200 kW)
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340 mph (550 km/h, 300 kn) at 15,600 ft (4,800 m)
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aircraft at the time; it could carry four times the weapon load of the
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Up to 8,400 lb (3,800 kg)) of bombs or four torpedoes
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and Bob Donovan began work on a VTB Proposal to replace the
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3-view line drawing of the Douglas XTB2D-1 Skypirate
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Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
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The XTB2D-1 showing the contra-rotating propellers.
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Index


Torpedo bomber
Manufacturer
Douglas Aircraft Company
torpedo bomber
United States Navy
Midway
Essex
aircraft carriers
World War II
Ed Heinemann
TBD Devastator
Midway-class
aircraft carriers
Pratt & Whitney R-4360
contra-rotating propellers
torpedoes
Mark 13 torpedo
carrierborne
Grumman TBF Avenger

3-view line drawing of the Douglas XTB2D-1 Skypirate
Airfoil
Pratt & Whitney R-4360-8 Wasp Major
Hamilton-Standard
Power/mass
Consolidated TBY Sea Wolf
Curtiss XBTC
Douglas A-1 Skyraider
Douglas BTD Destroyer

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