Consolidated R2Y
| R2Y Liberator Liner | |
|---|---|
| |
| A Consolidated R2Y-1 in Navy markings. | |
| Role | Prototype military transport aircraft and Prototype cargo aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Consolidated Aircraft |
| First flight | 15 April 1944 |
| Status | Experimental |
| Primary users | United States Navy American Airlines |
| Number built | 1 |
| Developed from | Consolidated 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.
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 Boeing 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 leased to American Airlines as a freighter with the name "City of Salinas".[2]
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
- Airfoil: Davis (22% at root to 9.3% at wingtip)
Performance
See also
Related development
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
Related lists
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.
- ^ John Wegg, General Dynamics Corporation. General Dynamics aircraft and their predecessors.
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