Douglas A-26 Invader

During my tour of VNam, I saw any number of these!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_A-26_Invader

Specifications (A-26B-15-DL Invader)

A-26B (44-34602), registered N167B at Duxford, UK July 2008

Reloading machine guns on an A-26B with a six-gun nose

Data from McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Since 1920[5]

General characteristics
Crew: 3
Length: 50 ft 0 in (15.24 m)
Wingspan: 70 ft 0 in (21.34 m)
Height: 18 ft 3 in (5.64 m)
Wing area: 540 ft² (50 m²)
Empty weight: 22,850 lb (10,365 kg)
Loaded weight: 27,600 lb (12,519 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 35,000 lb (15,900 kg)
Powerplant: 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800-27 "Double Wasp" radial engine, 2,000 hp
(1,500 kW) each

Performance
Maximum speed: 355 mph (308 kn, 570 km/h)
Range: 1,400 mi (1,200 nmi, 2,300 km)
Service ceiling: 22,000 ft (6,700 m)
Rate of climb: 1,250 ft/min (6.4 m/s)
Wing loading: 51 lb/ft² (250 kg/m²)
Power/mass: 0.145 hp/lb (108 W/kg)

Armament
Guns:
6 or 8 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns in solid, "all purpose" nose:
or 2 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 machine guns in glass "bombardier" nose
Up to 8 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 machine guns paired in four optional under wing
pods: or 3 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 machine guns in each outer wing panel
2 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 machine guns in remote-controlled dorsal turret
2 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 machine guns in remote-controlled ventral turret
Rockets: Up to 10 5-inch (12.7 cm) HVAR rockets on "zero length" launch pylons,
five under each outer wing panel
Bombs: Up to 6,000 lb (2,700 kg) capacity - 4,000 lb (1,800 kg) in the bomb bay
plus 2,000 lb (910 kg) carried externally on underwing hardpoints








go Warriors!

"Miloch" wrote in message ...

During my tour of VNam, I saw any number of these!

Yup. We flew 'em 'til the wings fell off

Yup. We flew 'em 'til the wings fell off

On Mon, 13 Jun 2016 22:01:32 +0100, Byker wrote
(in article ):

Yup. We flew 'em 'til the wings fell off


Biggin Hill, 21 September 1981. All 7 people on board killed.

There's an interesting (and quite long) discussion of this accident (and the
aircraft's pilot) at:

http://napoleon130.tripod.com/id250.html

This crash apparently resulted in a 'no passengers' rule being brought in for
flying displays in the UK.

The attached picture shows the A-26 on its way down.

"Netko" wrote in message
...

The attached picture shows the A-26 on its way down.

Old warbirds weren't built to take heavy G-forces forever, as water-tanker
operators have found out recently.

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a3f_1394451080

Wing fails at 2:01