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Douglas A-20G

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A-20GThe A-20G, delivered from February 1943, would be the most produced of all the series, with 2850 built. The glazed nose was replaced by a solid nose containing four 20 mm (.79 in) Hispano cannon and two .50 in M2 Browning machine guns. After the first batch of 250, the less-accurate cannon were replaced by more machine guns. After 750 aircraft had been built, a power-driven gun turret fitted with two .50 in machine guns was fitted, with the fuselage 6 inches (15 cm) wider as a result, and the ventral tunnel gun changed from a .30 in to another .50 in Browning. The powerplants were two 1,600 hp (1,200 kW) R-2600-23. Many A-20Gs were delivered to the Soviet Union. US A-20Gs were used on low-level sorties in the New Guinea theatre.

General Characteristics

  • Successors 1 airplane(s)
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  • Wingspan 35.4ft (10.8m)
  • Length 29.5ft (9.0m)
  • Height 11.2ft (3.4m)
  • Empty Weight 6,553lbs (2,972kg)
  • Loaded Weight 8,301lbs (3,765kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.481
  • Wing Loading 36.8lbs/ft2 (179.5kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 225.8ft2 (21.0m2)
  • Drag Points 2406

Parts

  • Number of Parts 45
  • Control Surfaces 5
  • Performance Cost 303