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See also: [[List of Invaders by Serial Number]], [[Serial Numbers starting with 43]] | See also: [[List of Invaders by Serial Number]], [[Serial Numbers starting with 43]] | ||
This plane was the XA-26F Prototype. | |||
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==Images== | ==Images== | ||
The plane started with a standard 3-blade propeller.<br> | |||
A couple of early photos of the XA-26F prototype shortly after conversions were completed. <br/> | |||
[[File:44-34586. XA26-F (5).jpg|900px]]<br/> | |||
[[File:44-34586. XA26-F (4).jpg|900px]]<br/> | |||
[[File:44-34586. XA26-F.jpg|900px]]<br/> | |||
Eventually the plane was upgraded to larger engines, a blade propeller, and the classic propeller spinners that were so common on the Experimental planes. <br/> | |||
Here the XA-26F sits in a storage yard waiting to be scrapped in the late 1940s. <br/> | |||
[[File:44-34586. Late 1940s. USAF.jpg|900px]] | |||
Revision as of 00:25, 26 August 2020
| A-26B-61 Invader | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Builders: Douglas Aircraft Company | |||
| Operators: United States Air Force | |||
| Number Built: | |||
| First Built: Jun 1945 | |||
| 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 Ford R-2800-79 | |||
| Horsepower: 2,000 each | |||
| Fuel Capacity: 1,600 US Gallons | |||
| Range: | |||
| Crew: 3 | |||
| Passengers: 1 | |||
| ARMAMENT | |||
| Nose Guns: 8x .50 Machine Guns | |||
| Dorsal Turret: 2x .50 Machine Guns | |||
| Ventral Turret: Reserve Fuel Tank | |||
| Wings: 3x .50 Machine Guns per wing Under-wing rocket mounts | |||
| Payload: 4,000 lbs internal 2,000 lbs wing points | |||
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See also: List of Invaders by Serial Number, Serial Numbers starting with 43
This plane was the XA-26F Prototype.
Operational History
unknown
Accidents
Unknown
Crew
Unknown
Disposition
Unknown.
Images
The plane started with a standard 3-blade propeller.
A couple of early photos of the XA-26F prototype shortly after conversions were completed.
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Eventually the plane was upgraded to larger engines, a blade propeller, and the classic propeller spinners that were so common on the Experimental planes.
Here the XA-26F sits in a storage yard waiting to be scrapped in the late 1940s.
Sources
Databases searched:
- AAIR -
- MACR -
- KORWALD -
- Baugher