XP4Y Corregidor
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| XP4Y Corregidor | |
|---|---|
| Type | Maritime patrol flying-boat |
| Manufacturer | Consolidated Aircraft |
| Maiden flight | 1939 |
| Primary user | United States Navy |
| Number built | 1 |
The Consolidated XP4Y was an American twin-engined long-range maritime patrol flying boat built by Consolidated Aircraft for the United States Navy. Only one was built and a production order for 200 was cancelled.
The Consolidated Model 31 was a new flying boat design started in 1938, to provide an increased range the aircraft had a new high aspect ratio wing to reduce drag. Originally designed for both commercial and military but use. The start of the Second World War just as testing was complete and the United States Navy placed a contract for a prototype patrol flying-boat designated the XP4Y-1. The aircraft was an all-metal with a high-mounted cantilever monoplane wing (the Davis wing, which was later used in the B-24 Liberator)[1] and an upswept aft fuselage with a tail unit fitted with twin endplate fin and rudders. It had retractable floats at the wingtips. Delays in preparation of the prototype and the shortage of Wright Cyclone engines led to the United States Navy cancelling a production order for 200 in 1943. A new aircraft plant had been constructed at New Orleans, Louisiana to build the aircraft; it was used to build the PBY, instead.
[edit] Specifications (XP4Y-1)
Data from The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 1194
General characteristics
- Length: 74 ft 1 in (22.58 m)
- Wingspan: 110 ft 0 in (33.53 m)
- Height: 25 ft 2 in (7.67 m)
- Wing area: 1048 ft² (97.36 m²)
- Gross weight: 48,000 lb (21772 kg)
- Powerplant: 2 × Wright R-3350-8 Cyclone 18 twin-row radial piston engine, 2300 hp (1715 kW) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 247 mph (398 km/h)
- Range: 3280 miles (5279 km)
- Service ceiling: 2140 ft (6520 m)
Armament
- 1 x 37mm cannon in bow turret (proposed)
- 2 x 0.5in (12.7mm) machin-guns dorsal and tail (proposed)
- 400lb (1814kg) of external bombs or depth charges (proposed)
[edit] See also
Related lists
[edit] Notes
- ^ Donald, David, ed. Encyclopedia of World Aircraft (Etobicoke, ON: Prospero Books, 1997), p.266.
[edit] References
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985), 1985, Orbis Publishing, Page 1194
- Donald, David, ed. Encyclopedia of World Aircraft (Etobicoke, ON: Prospero Books, 1997), p.266, "Consolidated (Model 32) B-24 Liberator".
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