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Jones, Dana L. (Pilot) | |||
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[[File:41-39120.jpg]] | 41-39120 from the National Archives (NARA). This plane was assigned to the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics for research. Notice a the long antenna affixed to the left wing. Also, this plane has prop spinners, which production model planes did not have. The only planes that featured a prop spinner where the X-model prototypes, and other planes assigned to experimental testing, like this one. Also of note, this Invader has a 4-blade propeller - production model Invaders had 3 blades. <br> | ||
[[File:41-39120.jpg|900px]] | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
Latest revision as of 03:53, 17 September 2019
| A-26B-10 Invader | |||
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| Builders: Douglas Aircraft Company | |||
| Operators: United States Air Force | |||
| Number Built: 52 (20-DL, 32-DT) | |||
| First Built: Mar 1944 | |||
| GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS | |||
| Type: Light Attack Bomber | |||
| Wet Weight: 31,000 lbs | |||
| Length: 50' 9" (with guns) 49' 11" (without guns) | |||
| Height: 18' 6" (5.64 m) | |||
| Wingspan: 70' (21.34 m) | |||
| Wing Area: 540 Sq. Feet (50.17 m²) | |||
| Speed: 212 mph | |||
| Max Speed: 370 mph | |||
| Ceiling: 31,300 feet | |||
| Powerplant: 2x Pratt & Whitney R-2800-27 OR 2x Ford R-2800-27 | |||
| Horsepower: 2,000 each | |||
| Fuel Capacity: 1,600 US Gallons | |||
| Range: | |||
| Crew: 3 | |||
| Passengers: 1 | |||
| ARMAMENT | |||
| Nose Guns: 6x .50 Machine Guns | |||
| Dorsal Turret: 2x .50 Machine Guns | |||
| Ventral Turret: 2x .50 Machine Guns | |||
| Payload: 4,000 lbs internal 2,000 lbs wing points | |||
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See also: List of Invaders by Serial Number
Operational History
This aircraft was delivered to NACA (National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics) to serve as a test plane. It was at NACA's Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory, VA from Mar 14, 1944 to June 16, 1944.
After the NACA assignment, the plane was sent to Wright Field, OH.
Accidents
23 Feb 1945. Test Group. Pilot Dana L. Jones. In a landing accident due to mechanical failure at the Youngtown Municipal Airport in Ohio.
Crew
Jones, Dana L. (Pilot)
Disposition
Unknown
Images
41-39120 from the National Archives (NARA). This plane was assigned to the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics for research. Notice a the long antenna affixed to the left wing. Also, this plane has prop spinners, which production model planes did not have. The only planes that featured a prop spinner where the X-model prototypes, and other planes assigned to experimental testing, like this one. Also of note, this Invader has a 4-blade propeller - production model Invaders had 3 blades.
Sources
Databases searched:
- AAIR - One Entry
- MACR - No Entry
- KORWALD - No Entry
- Baugher