Northrop Bt-1: Navy Dive Bomber

by Steve Ginter

The Northrop BT was a two seat, single engine, monoplane, dive bomber built by the Northrop Corporation for the United States Navy. At the time Northrop was a subsidiary of the Douglas Aircraft Company.

The design of the initial version began in 1935. A 700 hp (522 kW) Pratt and Whitney XR-1535-66 Twin Wasp Jr. double row, radial air-cooled engine powered the aircraft. The aircraft had slotted flaps and a landing gear that partially retracted.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0984611436
• ISBN13: 9780984611430
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Ginter Books
• Length: 90 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.4" x 10.8"