To: Disambiguator
Those are huge planes for a single-engine.
9 posted on
06/09/2019 5:20:22 PM PDT by
Disambiguator
(Keepin' it analog.)
To: Disambiguator
The Avenger was huge. The Dauntless was not very big at all.
19 posted on
06/09/2019 8:42:03 PM PDT by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
To: Disambiguator
If you are talking about the Dauntless they are relatively small.Remember these planes had no folding wings and had to be stowed below decks on early carriers.Wildcats(equally small) and Avengers had folding wings.
28 posted on
06/09/2019 9:41:24 PM PDT by
HANG THE EXPENSE
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To: Disambiguator
The SBD was the size of a fighter of that era, with a larger wing area. It had the same basic engine as the F2A: Wright R-1820 Cyclone nine-cylinder radial.
31 posted on
06/10/2019 12:04:00 AM PDT by
YogicCowboy
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