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Curtiss SB2C Helldiver: How Not to Build a Plane
The Helldiver’s poor manufacturing was a superficial problem relative to its fundamentally flawed design. The aircraft was ...
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Curtiss SB2C Helldiver: How Not to Build a Plane
Production proved a slow-go, as Curtiss worked to amend the various design flaws. When the Helldiver finally did join the Navy fleet, the aircraft, nicknamed “Beast,” was maligned for its size ...