Brewster SB2A Buccaneer

what is it?

The Brewster SB2A Buccaneer (Brewster Model 340), also known as the Brewster Bermuda, is a single-engined mid-wing monoplane scout bomber aircraft built by the Brewster Aeronautical Corporation for the United States Navy between 1942 and 1944. It was also supplied to the Royal Air Force (RAF), United States Army Air Forces, and United States Marine Corps. The SB2A was overweight and lacked maneuverability, and has been described as a "classic failure".

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 14.3 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 441 km/htop speed
• range 2,696 kmwithout refuelling
• size 6,481 kgmax take-off weight
• built 771made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 85 years ago, in 1941.
• 🏎️Top speed is 3.4× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 14.3 m: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🌍Range of 2,696 km: 15× Amsterdam to Brussels.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1941-06-17

introduced

1942

status

retired

number built

771

role

scout bomber

origin

🇺🇸 United States

makers

Brewster Aeronautical Corporation

engines

1× Wright R-2600-8

length

11.9 m

wingspan

14.3 m

height

4.7 m

max take-off weight

6,481 kg

top speed

441 km/h

range

2,696 km

ceiling

7,590 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.