Boeing XP3B
| XP3B | |
|---|---|
| Role | Patrol aircraft |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Boeing |
| Primary user | United States Navy |
| Number built | 0 |
The Boeing XP3B-1 (company designation Model 466) was a proposed patrol aircraft, developed by Boeing for use by the United States Navy in the late 1940s.[1] It was planned to be powered by two Allison T40 turboprops driving contra-rotating propellers, and utilized tandem landing gear. The project was cancelled before any aircraft were built.[2]
Specifications
[edit]Data from Bowers[1]
General characteristics
- Length: 108 ft 11 in (33.20 m)
- Wingspan: 125 ft (38 m)
- Height: 32 ft 10 in (10.01 m)
- Wing area: 1,400 sq ft (130 m2)
- Empty weight: 66,000 lb (29,937 kg)
- Gross weight: 127,000 lb (57,606 kg)
- Powerplant: 2 × Allison T40-A-2 turboprops, 5,200 shp (3,900 kW) each
- Propellers: 6-bladed, 17 ft (5.2 m) diameter
Performance
- Maximum speed: 395 kn (454 mph, 731 km/h)
- Range: 4,497 nmi (5,175 mi, 8,328 km)
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Andrade, John. U.S. Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909. Hinckley, UK: Midland Counties Publications, 1979. ISBN 0-904597-22-9.
- Bowers, Peter M. Boeing Aircraft since 1916. London: Putnam, Third edition, 1989. ISBN 0-85177-804-6.