Specifications (DB-3B, Late Production)
General characteristics
- Crew: 3
- Length: 14.22 m (46 ft 8 in)
- Wingspan: 21.44 m (70 ft 4 in)
- Height: 4.19 m (13 ft 9 in)
- Wing area: 65.6 m2 (706 sq ft)
- Empty weight: 5,030 kg (11,089 lb)
- Gross weight: 7,745 kg (17,075 lb)
- Max takeoff weight: 9,450 kg (20,834 lb)
- Powerplant: 2 × Nazarov M-87 9-cyl. air-cooled radial engines, 709 kW (951 hp) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 439 km/h (273 mph; 237 kn)
- Range: 3,800 km (2,361 mi; 2,052 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 9,600 m (31,496 ft)
- Rate of climb: 6.93 m/s (1,364 ft/min)
- Wing loading: 118 kg/m² (24 lb/sq ft)
- Power/mass: 0.18 kW/kg (0.11 hp/lb)
Armament
- 3 × 7.62 mm ShKAS machine guns
- 1 × 20 mm ShVAK cannon (not always fitted)
- Up to 2,500 kg (5,500 lb) of bombs
Read more about this topic: Ilyushin DB-3
Famous quotes containing the word late:
“Thou waitest late and com’st alone,
When woods are bare and birds are flown,”
—William Cullen Bryant (1794–1878)