Curtiss B-2 Condor

what is it?

The Curtiss B-2 Condor was a 1920s United States bomber aircraft. It was a descendant of the Martin NBS-1, which was built by the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company for the Glenn L. Martin Company. There were a few differences, such as stronger materials and different engines, but they were relatively minor.

🔎How to recognise it: 2 piston engines with propellers · biplane · 27.4 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 212 km/htop speed
• size 7,689 kgmax take-off weight
• built 13made 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

• 🏎️Top speed is 1.6× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 27.4 m: about 6 cars parked nose to tail.

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

spec sheet

first flight

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introduced

1929

retired

1934

status

retired

number built

13

role

heavy bomber

makers

Curtiss

engines

2× Curtiss GV-1570-7 Conqueror

crew

5

length

14.4 m

wingspan

27.4 m

max take-off weight

7,689 kg

top speed

212 km/h

cruise speed

170 km/h

range

—

ceiling

5,212 m

wings

biplane

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