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The Convair R3Y Tradewind was an American 1950s turboprop-powered flying boat designed and built by Convair.

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  • Convair R3Y Tradewind
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  • The Convair R3Y Tradewind was an American 1950s turboprop-powered flying boat designed and built by Convair.
  • The R3Y was designed in response to a 1945 requirement set by the US Navy for a new large flying boat. It was originally meant to be a sort of flying patrol boat armed with 8,000 lbs of munitions and ten 20 mm cannons. This version was designated XP5Y-1, and had two prototypes built. It first flew on April 18th, 1950. However, after one of the prototypes crashed, the armed version was cancelled and the design was turned into a transport aircraft.
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max takeoff weight alt
  • 74800.0
loaded weight main
  • 145500.0
climb rate main
  • ft/min
number of props
  • 4(xsd:integer)
length alt
  • 42.26 m
span main
  • 4442.46
power/mass alt
  • 230(xsd:integer)
Status
  • Retired
height alt
  • 15.68 m
primary user
Type
  • transport flying boat
type of prop
  • turboprop
loading main
  • 69(xsd:double)
range alt
  • 2785(xsd:integer)
length main
  • 4257.04
useful load main
  • 47951.0
power alt
  • 3800.0
area main
  • 2102.0
power main
  • 5100.0
height main
  • 1567.18
span alt
  • 44.42 m
range main
  • 2420.0
Manufacturer
  • Convair
max speed main
  • 337(xsd:integer)
engine (prop)
  • Allison T40-A-10
power/mass main
  • 0(xsd:double)
Capacity
  • 80(xsd:integer)
climb rate alt
  • m/s
ceiling main
  • 39700.0
empty weight main
  • 71824.0
loaded weight alt
  • 66000.0
area alt
  • 195.3
First Flight
  • 1954-02-22(xsd:date)
max speed alt
  • 403(xsd:integer)
jet or prop?
  • prop
loading alt
  • 338(xsd:integer)
empty weight alt
  • 32579.0
plane or copter?
  • plane
ceiling alt
  • 12,100 m
max takeoff weight main
  • 165000.0
Retired
  • 1958(xsd:integer)
Crew
  • 5(xsd:integer)
Introduction
  • 1956(xsd:integer)
Number Built
  • 11(xsd:integer)
ref
  • Steve Ginter Convair XP5Y-1 & R3Y-1/2 Tradewind
useful load alt
  • 21750.0
abstract
  • The R3Y was designed in response to a 1945 requirement set by the US Navy for a new large flying boat. It was originally meant to be a sort of flying patrol boat armed with 8,000 lbs of munitions and ten 20 mm cannons. This version was designated XP5Y-1, and had two prototypes built. It first flew on April 18th, 1950. However, after one of the prototypes crashed, the armed version was cancelled and the design was turned into a transport aircraft. The transport version was designated R3Y, first flew on February 22nd, 1954, and entered service in 1956. The aircraft was used for aerial refueling in addition to transportation, and set a transcontinental seaplane speed record of 403 mph that still stands today. Only 11 R3Ys were built before its production was cancelled due to unreliable engines, and all were retired and scrapped by 1958.
  • The Convair R3Y Tradewind was an American 1950s turboprop-powered flying boat designed and built by Convair.
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