Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one aircraft design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the Curtiss XBTC-2 Carrierborne Torpedo / Dive Bomber Prototype.
1 x Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major air-cooled radial piston engine developing 3,000 horsepower driving 2 c Three-bladed propeller units at the nose in contra-rotating arrangement.
Propulsion
376 mph
605 kph | 327 kts
Max Speed
26,247 ft
8,000 m | 5 miles
Service Ceiling
1,836 miles
2,955 km | 1,596 nm
Operational Range
2,250 ft/min
686 m/min
Rate-of-Climb