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Curtiss XBTC
| XBTC / XBT2C | |
|---|---|
| Type | Attack aircraft |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company |
| Maiden flight | 26 August 1944 |
| Introduced | 1947 |
| Retired | 1953 |
| Primary user | United States Navy |
| Number built | 151 |
The Curtiss XBTC (company Model 96) was an experimental single-seat, single-engine torpedo bomber aircraft of World War Two. The XBT2C (Model 98) was a two-seat version with less-powerful engine and radar.
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Design and development
The Curtiss XBTC-1 (Model 96) was a low-wing monoplane with retractable tailwheel landing gear which used a 3,000 hp (2,238 kW) Pratt & Whitney R4360-14 Wasp Major radial engine. It was entered in a 1943 United States Navy competition against the Douglas XBT2D-1 Destroyer II, Martin XBTM-1 Mauler, and Kaiser-Fleetwings XBTK-1. Before it first flew, a slightly different version of the R-4360 engine was installed, with the revised designation XBTC-2. Despite its power and "first-class performance and weapon-carrying capacity",[1] it lost to the XBTD-1 (as the redesignated AD-1 Skyraider) and the BTM-1 (now AM-1) Mauler, which were already building.
The XBT2C-1 (Model 98), produced in March 1945, used a smaller Wright R-3350-24 radial engine and reduced armament to allow two seats and the fitting of radar, which was carried in a pod under the starboard wing. Nine of ten projected aircraft were built. They were Curtiss' last type for the U.S. Navy.
Operators
Specifications (XBT2C-1)
This aircraft article is missing some (or all) of its specifications. If you have a source, you can help Wikipedia by adding them.General characteristics
- Crew: 1 or two
- Length: 39 ft 2 in (11.94 m)
- Wingspan: 47 ft 7 in (14.5 m)
- Height: 12 ft 1 in (3.68 m)
- Wing area: 416 ft² (38.65 m²)
- Empty weight: 12,268 lb (5,565 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 19,000 lb (8,618 kg)
- Powerplant: 1× Wright R-3350 Cyclone radial engine, 2,500 hp (1,864 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 330 mph (knots, 531 km/h)
- Range: 1,310 mi (nm, 2,108 km)
- Service ceiling: 26,300 ft (8,015 m)
Armament
See also
Comparable aircraft
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References
- ↑ Donald, David, general editor. Encyclopedia of World Aircraft (Etobicoke, Ontario: Prospero Books, 1997), p.293, "Curtiss Model 96/98 (XBTC/XBT2C)".
- Donald, David, general editor. Encyclopedia of World Aircraft. Etobicoke, Ontario: Prospero Books, 1997. ISBN 1-85605-375-X.
External links
Template:Curtiss aircraft Template:USN bomber aircraft
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| Military | Air forces · Aircraft weapons · Missiles · Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) · Experimental aircraft |
| Notable incidents and accidents | Military aviation · Airliners · General aviation · Famous aviation-related deaths |
| Records | Flight airspeed record · Flight distance record · Flight altitude record · Flight endurance record · Most produced aircraft |
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