Douglas A-26 Invader
Type: | Twin-engine, High-wing Monoplane |
Role: | Ground Attack; Light Bomber |
Top speed: | 355 mph / 570 kph |
Range: | 1,400 mi / 2,300 km |
Service Ceiling: | 22,000' / 6,700 m |
Weight: | 36,135 lbs / 16,391 kg |
Wingspan: | 70' 0" / 21.34 m |
Length: | 50' 0" / 15.24 m |
Height: | 18' 3" / 5.64 m |
Power: | 2 2,000 hp Pratt & Whitney R-2800-27 "Double Wasp" Radial Engines |
Crew: | 3 |
Designer(s): | Ed Heinemann, Robert Donovan, and Ted R. Smith |
Manufacturer: | Douglas Aircraft Company |
Number Manufactured: | 2,452 |
Country of Origin: | United States |
First Flight: | July 10, 1942 |
Retired: | 1980 (Columbian Air Force) |
Guns: | 10-12 .50 in / 12.7 mm M2 Browning Machine Guns |
Bombs: | Up to 6,000 lbs / 2,700 kg bombs |