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triple torpedo and all-metal bomber, created by Grumman erkraft Engineering Co. under the leadership of William Swindler, made its first flight on 7 August 1941 and was adopted in February 1942. The aircraft received its first baptism of fire at the battle of midway Atoll on June 4, 1942. Since August 1942, "Evenger" took part in all operations of aircraft carriers of the U.S. Navy.
the First major victory was won in the battle of Guadalcanal, when the Avengers helped sink the battleship "Hiya". This machine participated in the sinking of many Japanese warships. Among them – battleships "Musashi", "Yamato" as well as aircraft carrier "Zuikaku".
"Evenger" was successfully used for anti-submarine warfare, both in the Pacific theater of operations and in the Atlantic, flying with escort aircraft carriers guarding the sea convoys of the allies. In addition to surface ships, on account of the torpedo destruction of about thirty submarines.
Evenger became one of the most massive torpedo bombers of the second world war. A total of 9837 aircraft of all modifications were produced.
former us President George W. Bush (senior) fought On this plane, was shot down twice and picked up at sea by the rescue service.
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Performance (TBF-1C) |
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Length, m |
12,20 |
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Wingspan, m |
16.52 |
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Height, m |
3,76 |
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Maximum take-off weight, kg |
6070 |
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Cspeed km/h at altitude, m |
436/3600 |
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Ceiling, m |
6500 |
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Range max., km |
1956 |
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Engine |
Wright R-2600-8 мощностью1700 HP |
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Armament |
machine guns: 1x 7.62 mm synchronous, 1x 12,7 mm at the top of the tower and 1x 7.62 in the lower position, the 908-kg torpedo or 4х227 kg of bombs inside the fuselage. |
Warning! Glue and paint are not included.
Caution! Glue and paints are not included.
The configuration and appearance of the model are subject to change without notice.
