The SBU Corsair first flew in 1933 as a two-seat carrier dive bomber. Its quoted performance included a top speed of about 205 miles per hour, a range of roughly 477 nautical miles, and a service ceiling near 23,700 feet. Its armament combined forward and rear machine guns with a 500-pound bomb. These figures provide a useful comparison point for the later Curtiss SBC Helldiver and Blackburn Skua.
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Vought SBU Corsair as an early American dive bomber
The Vought SBU Corsair provides a compact benchmark for American carrier dive-bomber performance in the early 1930s.