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Little known / experimental aircraft
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Sorry…I got ahead of myself! The B in this case is for Beechcraft. They shared the B with Boeing.
Naval Aircraft Factory-produced N3N primary trainer; most WW2 pilots trained on the N2S but the N3N was also used in significant numbers.
Fun fact: The N3N was the last biplane used by the Navy, being used at the Naval Academy for aviation indoc for midshipmen until 1959.
Fun fact: The N3N was the last biplane used by the Navy, being used at the Naval Academy for aviation indoc for midshipmen until 1959.
The other interesting product of the Naval Aircraft Factory in Philadelphia was the modification of the Consolidated PBY Catalina designed PBN-1 with revised tail surfaces and bow turret.
Virtually all PBN-1s were transferred to the Soviet Union under Lend-Lease. The revised vertical stabilizer was incorporated into the PBY-6A,
the final variant of the Catalina.
Virtually all PBN-1s were transferred to the Soviet Union under Lend-Lease. The revised vertical stabilizer was incorporated into the PBY-6A,
the final variant of the Catalina.
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My favorite quote about the F7F was that it was "like flying two Bearcats strapped together."
The limited carrier trials were a bit problematic; there were a couple of wing spar failures
The "C" series Pratt & Whitney R-2800 was ready by mid-1944. 200 more rpm (2800 rpm for takeoff) and extra power. It was installed in the Vought F4U Corsair to make the F4U-4 and in the Grumman F6F Hellcat to make the F6F-6, in both cases with a four-blade prop instead of three. Then the decision was made under the pressure of war production to change the F4U line over to the -4 but retain the "B" series R-2800 for the F6F. I believe only two F6F-6s were converted from -5s and the improved-performance Hellcat was not pursued. No doubt BuAer wanted that hot F6F production line to stay hot.
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The Douglas XTB2D Skypirate was a proposed replacement for the Devastor torpedo bomber. Too large for the Essex class, it was designed for the Midway class carrier. Power came from a Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major driving contra-rotating propellers. (and the number on those piston engined Pratt’s was the number of cubic inches) A huge wingspan of 70 feet allowed it to takeoff from a carrier with 2 torpedoes, or from land with 4 torpedoes. The war ended while it was still in an experimental stage.
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Douglas XTB2D Skypirate - Wikipedia
The Colossal Skypirate Was A Beast Of A Carrier Aircraft Design
With 70 feet of wingspan and a 22 foot high tail, the Skypirate was the huge piston powered Navy torpedo bomber that never came to be.
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I’ll dig around, but I think one of these is for sale on the warbird market.The Douglas XTB2D Skypirate was a proposed replacement for the Devastor torpedo bomber. Too large for the Essex class, it was designed for the Midway class carrier. Power came from a Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major driving contra-rotating propellers. (and the number on those piston engined Pratt’s was the number of cubic inches) A huge wingspan of 70 feet allowed it to takeoff from a carrier with 2 torpedoes, or from land with 4 torpedoes. The war ended while it was still in an experimental stage.
Douglas XTB2D Skypirate - Wikipedia
The Colossal Skypirate Was A Beast Of A Carrier Aircraft Design
With 70 feet of wingspan and a 22 foot high tail, the Skypirate was the huge piston powered Navy torpedo bomber that never came to be.
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Nope…I saw an AF-2S Guardian…big and ugly but not the same big and ugly!
9995Z | 1949 GRUMMAN AF 2S on Aircraft.com
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That ain’t natural.
In the words of Bill Murray, sort of like dogs and cats living together.
Speaking of unnatural, how about the late-WW2
XB-39: A B-29 with eight(!) liquid-cooled V-1710s, paired together and designated V-3420. I'm unable to find a photo of this aircraft in flight, but here it is under construction.
Should have been called Spirit of Frankenstein
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A/C Wings Here
