A 20 HAVOC
Douglas
A20 Boston / Havoc
PLANE
TYPE:
Medium bomber-4 crew (A-20G) Concepted in 1936 as a new generation light
bomber, the Douglas DB-7 demonstrated itself to be very modern for its
times. But while the USAAC wasn't interested in this project, the Douglas
commenced to export the plane , selling the first 100 planes to France.
Modified to fulfill the French prerequisites, the DB-7 was sent to first
line in 60 exemplars, but only 12 effectively engaged combat before the
armistice. The Great Britain adopted the remnants of the planes of the
French ordering, that entered service as "Boston" Mk.1. The
project was modified in many variants ( training, night-interception,
ground attack, recon). The plane, with the name of A-20 "Havoc"
within the USAAF, engaged combat on all fronts of war.
LENGTH:
14,63 m ; 48,13 Ft
WINGSPAN:
18,69 m ; 61,48 Ft
WING
AREA:
43,2 m2 ; 51,67 Sq. Yds
POWERPLANT:
2 Wright R-2600-23 Cyclone 14 radial (1622 CV)
WEAPONS:
9
12,7 mm mg. , up to 1814 kg of bombs
MAX
LOADED WEIGHT:
12338 Kg ; 27236 Lbs
TOP
SPEED:
510 Km/h ; 317 MPH
CEILING:
7620 m ; 25066 Ft
RANGE:
3200 Km ; 1989 Mi
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