This was aircraft was designed as a Navy attack aircraft during WWII but due to development delays it didn't see operational use till 1948 in small numbers, it was soon replaced with the smaller and simpler Douglas AD Skyraider, though Maulers remained in service up until 1953 in reserve squadrons
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Successors 1 airplane(s)
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 78.5ft (23.9m)
- Length 66.0ft (20.1m)
- Height 23.9ft (7.3m)
- Empty Weight 17,172lbs (7,789kg)
- Loaded Weight 20,669lbs (9,375kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 0.543
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.145
- Wing Loading 18.6lbs/ft2 (90.8kg/m2)
- Wing Area 1,111.6ft2 (103.3m2)
- Drag Points 12498
Parts
- Number of Parts 160
- Control Surfaces 14
- Performance Cost 741
I saw one of these in the Naval Air Museum in Pensacola.
Don't lie, call it what it is. You got a fat guy to sit on the wings of a corsair and renamed it.
Cool!