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Consolidated R2Y 
A Consolidated R2Y-1 in Navy markings. Role Prototype military transport aircraft
Prototype Cargo aircraftManufacturer Consolidated Aircraft Status Did not enter mass-production Primary users United States Navy
American AirlinesNumber built 1 Developed from B-24 Liberator The Consolidated R2Y "Liberator Liner" (Consolidated Model 39) was an airliner derivative of the B-24 Liberator built for the United States Navy by Consolidated Aircraft.
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Development and service
The XR2Y-1, as the single prototype was known in Navy service, used the high-aspect wing and tricycle landing gear of the Liberator. The fuselage was an entirely new design, and the vertical stabilizer was taken from the PB4Y Privateer.[1] The final design looked much like a smaller, high-wing B-29 Superfortress, but with windows for passengers.
Meant to carry passengers or cargo to distant Navy bases, but after a brief evaluation the prototype was demilitarized in the mid-1940s, returned to Convair, and sold to American Airlines as a freighter.
Specifications (R2Y-1)
Data from Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War II[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: unknown
- Capacity:
- 48 passengers
- Their baggage
- 1,200 lb (550 kg) of mail
- Payload: 12,000 lb (5,500 kg) of cargo (after refit)
- Length: 90 ft 0 in (27.45 m)
- Wingspan: 110 ft 0 in (33.55 m)
- Height: ft in (m)
- Airfoil: Davis (22% at root to 9.3% at wingtip)
- Loaded weight: 56,000 lb (25,000 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 64,000 lb (29,000 kg)
- Powerplant: 4 × Pratt & Whitney R-1830-94 radial engines, 1,200 hp (900 kW) each
Performance
- Cruise speed: 240 mph (210 knots, 380 km/h)
- Range: 4,000 mi (3,500 nm, 6,400 km) at 200 mph (322 km/h)
References
- ^ a b Bridgeman, Leonard. “The Consolidated Vultee Model 39.” Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War II. London: Studio, 1946.. p. 217. ISBN 1 85170 493 0.
See also
- Related development
- B-24 Liberator
- PB4Y Privateer
- Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
- Related lists
- List of military aircraft of the United States (naval)
- List of military transport aircraft
US Navy/US Marine Corps transport designations 1931-1962 Atlantic Aircraft Buhl Curtiss Douglas Bellanca Kinner Martin Lockheed Stinson Fairchild Ford Sikorsky RSNorthrop Lockheed R6V • R7V/R7V-2 • R8V
Convair Aircraft produced by Consolidated Aircraft Manufacturer designation By role Lists relating to aviation General Aircraft (manufacturers) · Aircraft engines (manufacturers) · Airlines (defunct) · Airports · Civil authorities · Museums · Registration prefixes · Rotorcraft (manufacturers) · TimelineMilitary Accidents/incidents Records Categories:- United States military transport aircraft 1940–1949
- Consolidated aircraft
- Four-engined aircraft
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