TBM-3 Rocky Mountain Wing


TBM-3 Specs | |
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Role | Torpedo bomber |
Manufacturer | General Motors |
Introduced | 1942 |
Power | 1 × Wright R-2600-20 radial engine, 1,900 hp |
Length | 40 ft 11.5" |
Height | 15 ft 5 in |
Wingspan | 54 ft 2 in |
Range | 1,000 mi |
Grumman's first torpedo bomber was the heaviest single-engined aircraft of World War II, and only the USAAF's P-47 Thunderbolt came close to equalling it in maximum loaded weight among all single-engined fighters, being only some 400 lb (181 kg) lighter than the TBF, by the end of World War II. The Avenger was the first design to feature a new "compound angle" wing-folding mechanism created by Grumman, intended to maximize storage space on an aircraft carrier