Douglas A-26 Invader

A-26 (B-26) Invader
Douglas A-26B-15-DL
Vloga	Srednji bombnik
Proizvajalec/-ci	Douglas Aircraft Company
Krstni polet	10. julij 1942
Upokojen	1980 Kolumbijske letalske sile [1]
Glavni uporabniki	USAAF USAF Ameriška mornarica Francoske letalske sile
Število izdelanih	2452
Cena enote	$242 595 (v takratnih dolarji)[2]
Različice	On Mark Executive, Marketeer, and Marksman

Douglas A-26 Invader (med leti je 1948-1965 je imel oznako: B-26) je bil dvomotorni srednji bombnik in jurišnik ameriškega proizvajalca Douglas Aircraft Company. Zgradili so okrog 2500 letal, večinoma se je uporabljal v 2. svetovni vojni, se je pa uporabljal tudi v nekaterih konfliktih Hladne vojne.

"B-26" oznako je imel tudi precej podobni bombnik Martin B-26 Marauder, ki je prvič poletel 18 mesecev prej.

A-26 je bil za svoj čas hitri bombnik z velikim bojnim tovorom.

Podatki iz McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Since 1920; "Francillon 1979"

Splošne karakteristike

• Posadka: 3
• Dolžina: 50 ft 0 in (15,24 m)
• Razpon kril: 70 ft 0 in (21,34 m)
• Višina: 18 ft 3 in (5,64 m)
• Površina kril: 540 ft² (50 m²)
• Teža praznega letala: 22850 lb (10365 kg)
• Naložena teža: 27600 lb (12519 kg)
• Maks. vzletna teža: 35000 lb (15900 kg)
• Pogon letala: 2 × radialni motorja Pratt & Whitney R-2800-27 "Double Wasp", 2000 KM (1500 kW) vsak

Zmogljivost

• Maks. hitrost: 355 mph (308 vozlov, 570 km/h)
• Doseg: 1400 milj (1200 nmi, 2300 km)
• Višina leta: 22000 ft (6700 m)
• Hitrost vzpenjanja: 1250 ft/min (6,4 m/s)
• Obremenitev kril: 51 lb/ft² (250 kg/m²)
• Razmerje moč/teža: 0,145 KM/lb (108 W/kg)

Oborožitev

• Strelno orožje:
  
  • 6 ali 8 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning strojnic
• Rakete: Do 10x 5-inch (12.7 cm) HVAR raket
• Bombe: Skupno do 6.000 lb (2.700 kg) bomb - 4.000 lb (1.800 kg) v notranjosti in 2.000 lb (910 kg) na podkrilnih nosilcih

• Douglas A-20 Havoc
• Bristol Brigand
• Junkers Ju 188
• Tupoljev Tu-2
• Seznam bombnikov druge svetovne vojne
• Seznam bombnikov

• Dorr, Robert F.; Chris Bishop (1996). Vietnam Air War Debrief. London: Aerospace Publishing. ISBN 1-874023-78-6.
• Dorr, Robert F. and Warren Thompson. Korean Air War. St. Paul, Minnesota: MBI, 2003. ISBN 978-0-7603-1511-8.
• Francillon, René. "The Douglas Invader Story". Air Enthusiast, Number Seven, July–September 1978, pp. 215–234. Bromley, Kent, UK: Pilot Press Ltd., 1978.
• Francillon, René (1979). McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Since 1920: Volume I. London: Putnam. ISBN 9780870214288.
• Futrell, Robert F. The United States Air Force in Korea, 1950–53. Washington, D.C.: Air Force History Office, 1997, First edition 1961. ISBN 978-0-16-048879-5.
• Gallemi, Francis. A-26B/C Invader (Warbird Profile 1). Vaudreuil, Quebec, Canada: Aries Publications, 1994. ISBN 1-84176-080-3.
• Grinsell, Bob. "Invader." Wings Vol. 4, No. 3, June 1974.
• Hagedorn, Dan. Central American and Caribbean Air Forces. Staplefield, West Sussex, UK: Air Britain (Historians Ltd.), 1993. ISBN 0-85130-210-6.
• Hagedorn, Dan and Leif Hellström. Foreign Invaders, the Douglas invader in Foreign Military and US Clandestine Service. Earl Shilton, Leicester, UK: Midland Publishing, 1994. ISBN 1-85780-013-3.
• Horne, John E. "Douglas B-26s In Korea". Air Enthusiast, Number 24, April—July 1984. Bromley, Kent UK: Pilot Press. pp. 50–59.
• Johnsen, Frederick A. Douglas A-26 Invader. North Branch, Minnesota: Specialty Press, 1999. ISBN 1-58007-016-7.
• Mesko, Jim. A-26 Invader in Action (Aircraft Number 37). Carrollton, Texas: Squadron/Signal Publications, 1980. ISBN 0-89747-093-1.
  • A-26 Invader in Action (Aircraft Number 134). Carrollton, Texas: Squadron/Signal Publications, 1993. ISBN 0-89747-296-9.
  • VNAF, South Vietnamese Air Force 1945-1975. Carrollton, Texas: Squadron/Signal Publications, 1987. ISBN 0-89747-193-8.
• Mikesh, Robert C. "Flying the Invader: Pilot Notes for the Douglas A-26". Air Enthusiast, Number Seven. July–September 1978. Bromley, Kent, UK: Pilot Press Ltd., 1978, pp. 234–236.
• O'Leary, Michael. "Database:Douglas Invader". Aeroplane, May 2002, Vol. 30, No.5, pp. 37–58. London: IPC.
• Roeder, Jim. A-26 Invader Units of World War 2: Osprey Combat Aircraft 82. Botley, UK: Osprey Publishing, 2010. ISBN 978-1-84603-431-2
• Smith, Mark E. USAF Reconnaissance in South East Asia (1961–66). San Francisco: Headquarters, Pacific Air Force, Department of the Air Force, 1966.
• Thompson, Scott. Douglas A-26 and B-26 Invader. Ramsbury, Marlborough, Wiltshire, UK: Crowood Press Ltd., 2002. ISBN 1-86126-503-4.
• Thompson, Warren. B-26 Invader Units over Korea. Botley, UK: Osprey Publishing, 2000. ISBN 1-84176-080-3.
• Volume I Operation Shed Light Study Report. Washington, D.C.: Headquarters, DCS Research and Development, Headquarters, United States Air Force, 1966.
• Wheeler, Barry C. (1992). The Hamlyn Guide to Military Aircraft Markings. London: Chancellor Press. ISBN 1-85152-582-3.
• Winchester, Jim. "Douglas A-26 Invader." Aircraft of World War II. London: Grange Books, 2004. ISBN 1-84013-639-1.

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• A-26 Lady Liberty - Confederate Air Force Arhivirano 2016-10-02 na Wayback Machine.
• Hill Aerospace Museum: Douglas A-26 "Invader" Information Arhivirano 2011-06-04 na Wayback Machine.
• Hurlburt AFB: Fact Sheets: A-26 Counter-Invader Arhivirano 2007-04-16 na Wayback Machine.
• Martin J Simpson's A-26 history website
• SH A-26 Sponsor Group - Commemorative Air Force Arhivirano 2009-09-29 na Wayback Machine.
• The A-26 Legacy Foundation: Operation Final Flight
• Popular Science, July 1945, "Plane of Many Faces"
• Douglas A-26 Invader Registry
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