TBD-1

TBD-1

Family
TBD Devastator
Class
Light bomber
Aliases
Devastator
Produced
129
Changes
Production carrier torpedo bomber: higher domed canopy with a rollover bar, revised cowling, R-1830-64 in place of the prototype's XR-1830-60. The forward gun could be a .30 or a .50 Browning.
Crew
3
Length
10,668 mm
Wingspan
15,240 mm
Height
4,597 mm
Wing area
39.2 m²
Empty weight
2,540 kg
Normal takeoff weight
4,213 kg
Max takeoff weight
4,624 kg
Engine
Pratt & Whitney R-1830-64 Twin Wasp
Engines
1
Diameter
3,120 mm
Blades
3
Max speed
332 km/h
Max speed altitude
2,438 m
Service ceiling
5,944 m

Range

Distance, kmFuel
700Internal

Armament

WeaponCountRoundsPositionSynchronized
Browning AN/M211,000FuselageTrue
Browning AN/M21600Flexible—

Loadouts

NameArmamentChanges
Mark 13 torpedoMark 13—
1000 lb bomb—One 1,000 lb bomb semi-recessed under the fuselage; range 1,152 km.
Three 500 lb bombs—One under each wing root and one under the fuselage.
Twelve 100 lb bombs—Six under each wing root.

Service

10 Dec 1941 – 4 Jun 1942
≈ Jan 1942 – Aug 1942