WB-66D Archives - Pima Air & Space https://pimaair.org/designation/wb-66d/ Creating Unlimited Horizons in Aerospace Education Tue, 24 Dec 2019 23:22:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 Douglas WB-66D https://pimaair.org/museum-aircraft/douglas-wb-66d/ Wed, 04 Dec 2019 19:47:19 +0000 http://pimaair.wpengine.com/?post_type=museum_aircraft&p=937 Douglas WB-66D Destroyer Begun as a development of the Navy A3D Skywarrior in 1952 and bearing a superficial resemblance to the Skywarrior, the B-66 is actually a very different aircraft.  The Destroyer was eventually built in several versions; bomber, photographic reconnaissance, weather reconnaissance, and electronic warfare.  The WB-66 weather reconnaissance version was intended to gather […]

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A picture of the Douglas WB-66D Destroyer

Begun as a development of the Navy A3D Skywarrior in 1952 and bearing a superficial resemblance to the Skywarrior, the B-66 is actually a very different aircraft.  The Destroyer was eventually built in several versions; bomber, photographic reconnaissance, weather reconnaissance, and electronic warfare.  The WB-66 weather reconnaissance version was intended to gather weather data over battlefields and had the bomb bay replaced by a pressurized compartment for two weather equipment operators and their equipment.  The WB-66D was the last version of the Destroyer built with 36 constructed between June 1957 and June 1958.

Wingspan 72 ft 7 in.

Wingspan
Length 75 ft 2 in.

Length
Height 23 ft 7 in.

Height
Weight 57,800 lbs (loaded)

Weight
Max. Speed 631 MPH

Maximum Speed
Service Ceiling 39,400 ft

Maximum Altitude
Range 2,470 miles

Range
Engines Two Allison J71-A-13, turbojets with 10,200 pounds of thrust each

Engines
Crew 5

Crew

Manufacturer
Douglas

Markings
363rd Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, Shaw AFB, South Carolina, 1969

Serial Number
55-395

Designation
WB-66D

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