Botín B-2
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| Botín B-2 | |
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| A Botín B-2 in 1945. | |
Role
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Tactical bomber/attack aircraft |
National origin
|
 Creeperopolis
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Manufacturer
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Botín Aircraft Corporation |
First flight
|
1940 |
Introduction
|
1940 |
Retired
|
1952 |
Status
|
Retired |
Primary user
|
Creeperian Air Force |
Produced
|
1940–1946 |
Number built
|
342 |
Developed from
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Maroto B-4 |
The Botín B-2 is a Creeperian single-engine piston aircraft built by the Botín Aircraft Corporation.
Contents
History
The Botín B-2 was developed by the Botín Aircraft Corporation for service with the National Council for Peace and Order. It entered service as a dive bomber in 1940 and was retired in 1952. The Botín B-2 was developed using stolen designs from the Maroto B-4 of the Maroto Aircraft Company.
Operators
Specifications
General characteristics
- Crew: 3 (Pilot, Torpedo Officer/Navigator, Radioman/Gunner)
- Length: 35 ft 0 in (10.67 m)
- Wingspan: 50 ft 0 in (15.24 m)
- Height: 15 ft 1 in (4.60 m)
- Wing area: 422 sq ft (39.2 m2)
- Empty weight: 5,600 lb (2,540 kg)
- Gross weight: 9,289 lb (4,213 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 10,194 lb (4,624 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Ribelles B-2 M 14-cylinder two-row air-cooled radial piston engine, 900 hp (670 kW)
- Propellers: 3-bladed
Performance
- Maximum speed: 206 mph (332 km/h, 179 kn) at 8,000 ft (2,400 m)
- Cruise speed: 128 mph (206 km/h, 111 kn)
- Range: 435 mi (700 km, 378 nmi) with Mark 13 torpedo or
- 716 mi (622 nmi; 1,152 km) with 1,000 lb (450 kg) of bombs
- Service ceiling: 19,500 ft (5,900 m)
- Rate of climb: 720 ft/min (3.7 m/s)
Armament
- Guns:
- 1 × forward-firing 0.30 in (7.62 mm) Figueroa-30 machine gun
- 1 × 0.30 in (7.62 mm) Figueroa-30 machine gun in rear cockpit
- Bombs:
- 1 × torpedoes or
- 1 × 1,000 lb (450 kg) bomb or
- 2 × 500 lb (230 kg) bombs or
- 12 × 100 lb (45 kg) bombs
