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Consolidated XPB3Y

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Consolidated XPB3Y
General information
TypePatrol bomber
ManufacturerConsolidated
StatusCancelled
Primary userUnited States Navy
Number built0
History
Developed fromPB2Y Coronado

The Consolidated XPB3Y was a proposed extra-long-range flying boat for patrol and bombardment missions, developed from the earlier PB2Y Coronado. The United States Navy ordered the construction of a prototype on April 2, 1942. On November 4 of the same year, however, the aircraft was cancelled due to the higher priority accorded to other Consolidated projects.

Specifications (February 1942 proposal)

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Data from Wagner, 1968, p. 307

General characteristics

  • Length: 104 ft 8 in (31.90 m)
  • Wingspan: 169 ft 0 in (51.5 m)
  • Gross weight: 121,500 lb (55,111 kg)
  • Powerplant: 4 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800-18W radial piston engines, 2,450 hp (1,830 kW) each

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 241 mph (388 km/h, 209 kn)
  • Service ceiling: 22,500 ft (6,900 m)

Armament
two 20-mm guns, ten .50-cal MGs, 10 tons of bombs

See also

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Related development

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

Related lists

References

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  • Ray Wagner (1968). American Combat Planes. Doubleday & Company, Inc. p. 307.
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