Douglas B-66 Destroyer ( eng. Douglas B-66 Destroyer ) - American tactical bomber , reconnaissance and electronic warfare aircraft. It is created on the basis of the A-3 Skyworior aircraft. He made his first flight on June 28, 1954 . In total, about 300 aircraft were built. It was in service with the US Air Force in 1956 - 1973 , was used during the Vietnam War .
| B-66 Destroyer | |
|---|---|
 RB-66C in flight over Edwards Air Force Base, 1957 | |
| Type of | tactical bomber |
| Developer | Ed heinemann |
| Manufacturer | Douglas Aircraft Company |
| First flight | June 28, 1954 |
| Start of operation | 1956 |
| End of operation | 1973 |
| Operators | US Air Force |
| Units produced | 294 [1] |
| Unit cost | US $ 2.55 million (RB-66B) [2] |
| Base model | A-3 Skywarrior |
Performance Specifications
Specifications
- Crew : 3 people
- Length : 22.9 m
- Wing span : 22.1 m
- Height : 7.2 m
- Wing Area: 72.5 mΒ²
- Empty weight: 19 300 kg
- Curb weight: 26 200 kg
- Maximum take-off weight: 38,000 kg
- Engine : Allison J71-A-11/13 (2 Γ 45 kN)
Flight performance
- Maximum speed : 1020 km / h
- Combat radius: 1,500 km
- Ferry range: 3970 km
- Practical ceiling : 12,000 m
- Rate of climb : 25 m / s (1500 m / min)
- Specific wing load: 361.4 kg / mΒ²
- Dead weight ratio : 0.35
Armament
- Guns: 2 Γ 20 mm
- up to 6800 kg of bombs
Incidents
- On March 10, 1964, the pilot of the 35th fighter aviation regiment from the Zerbst airfield (Germany), Captain Ivannikov V.G. intercepted and shot down the Douglas B-66 Destroyer American reconnaissance aircraft over the territory of the German Democratic Republic [3] .
Notes
- β National Museum of the USAF Archived November 16, 2007.
- β Knaack, Marcelle Size. Post-World War II bombers, 1945-1973 . Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History, 1988. ISBN 0-16-002260-6 .
- β Anokhin V. A., Bykov M. Yu. All Stalin's fighter aviation regiments. The first complete encyclopedia. - Popular science publication. - M .: Yauza-press, 2014 .-- S. 348. - 944 p. - 1,500 copies - ISBN 978-5-9955-0707-9 .