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15 OCTOBER

STANDARD. AIRCRAFT CHARACTERISTICS

R3Y-2 "TRADEWIND"
CONVAIR

R3Y-2

SERVICE

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ARRANGEMENT

ARMAMENT

AND

TANKAGE

R3Y-2

15 OCTOBER

1956

LDECLASSIFl£D
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SERVICE

POWER PLANT
NO. & MODEL '••••••••••• •• (4) T40-A-10 MFR.• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• Allison TYPE... • • • ••• .. •• • • • •• • • •• Turbo-Prop PROP GEARRATIO ••••••••••••••• 0.0630 PROP MFR •••••••••••••••• Aeroproducts PROP DES. NO •••••••••••• AD 8664FN-Bl NO. BLDS/Dia ••••••••••••••••••• 6/15'

MISSION

AND DESCRIPTION
is to transport cargo,

WEIGHTS
EMPTY 86,410" . BASIC CARGO •••• 88,245# •••••••••••• Passenger 93,239 •••••••••••• DESIGN ••••••••• 145,000 •••••••••• 3.0 ·MAX. .O. T overload 165,000# ......... 2.5 ··MAX.LANDING overload 105,000# ••••••••• 4.4

The principal mission of the airplane passengers, troops or litter patients.

The model R3Y-2 airplane is designed for bow loading amd is a development of the model R3Y-l flying b oat. It is a high wing, full cant; lever monoplane, having two fixed auxiliary floats and a single tail. The hull is of high length/beam ratio design and incorporates a large moveable nose section for bow loading and a large cargo door on the after port side. The cargo floor is equipped for cargo tie-down and handling equipment and includes attachment for seats for 103 passengers or troops, or litters for 92 patients and seats for 12 medical attendants. Maximum cargo load is 44,000 pounds. Slotted type flaps are installed at the wing trailing between 'the hull and the inboard end of each aileron. edge

IRATINGsl
All Ratings Static Sea Level LBS THRUSTRPM T.O. MIL. NORM. 5,332 5,332 1,296 1,296 14,300 14,300 14,300

·Limited by hull ··Sheltered water

strength

4,444

1,240

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DEVELOPMENT
First Flight •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Service Date October 1954 March 1956

FUEL AND OIL

QM&.
5,500 5,500 NO. TANKS
2 2

LOCATION Right Wing Left Wing 110/130 MIL-F-5572

Spec.

No. 300-C

FUEL GRADE.................... FUEL SPEC••••••• applicable

ORDNANCE
CREW(on duty).................... 5 (off duty)................... 2 PASSENGERS TROOPS or ••••••••••••• 103 LITTER PATIENTS ••••••••••••••••••• 92 ATTENDANI'S.. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • .. •• 12 • SPACE DIMENSIONS LENGTH MAX. WIDTH LIMIT FLOORLOADS LOCAL RUNNING ~ 89'-0" 9'-6'" 300 lb/ft2 1500 lb/ft

IOILI
CAPACITY(GALS) SPEC•••••••••••• applicable 81 MIL-L-7808

DIMENSIONS
WING AREA SPAN MAC HEIGHT LENGTH PROP WATER CLEARANCE 2100 Sq. ft. 145'-11" 15'- 8" 51'- 5" 139'- 8" 8'- 9"

ELECTRONICS
AN/ARC-,l or lA AN/ARC27A ~J REC EQUIP •••...• AN/ARR-15 or l5A COMM TRANS AN/ART-13 LORAN ; AN/APN-70 RADAR ALTIMETER •••••••••.•• AN/APN-22 RANGERECEIVER ••••••••.•• R-23A/ARC-5 ADF RECEIVER ••••.••••••••• 2 AN/ARN-6 MAilKER B8ACON ••••.•••.••••• AN/ARN-12 VISUAL 0!1NI - RANGE ••••••• AN/ARN-l4A Lm.J FREQ ADF................ SCR-7ISC RA;)AR ••••.•••.••••.•••••••• AN/APS-42 IFF. .. .. • . • • • . • • • . . • • .. • • ... AN/APX-6 Il,T:<:RPHONE •••••••.••••••••• AN/AIC-5B AN/~RC-38_, AN/ARN-21, .W/APA-89, and MK-14l/APX-6 will be added when available. .

UHF TRANSREC •••.•.•••••••

VHF ••••••••••••

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gear.

SERVICE

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PERFORMANCE
TAKE-OFF LOADINGCONDITION
TAKE-OFF WEIGHT Fuel fayload Wing loading Stall speeu - power-off Take-off time in calm Take-off run at S.L. kn, wind Take-off to clear 50 ft. -calm Max. speed/altitude Rate of climb at S.L. Time: S.L. to 20,000 ft. Time: S.L. to 30 000 ft. Service ceiling (100 fpm) Combat.range , Average cruising speed Cruising altitude(s) Combat radius Average cruising speed lb. lb lb. 1b./sq.ft
kn, (A) sec,!

SUMMARY

(1)

CARGO

(,2) TRANSPORT 103 Passengers 165.000 47 974 21630 78 6 98 32

us. 000
50000 5 463 69.3 92 24

(B) (B) (B) (B) (B)

ft. ft. Im./ft fpm. min min. ft. n.mi. 1m. ft. n.mi.
kn,

299/21000 2,300 11.5

292/18.000 1,900 15;2

21..6
34 500 2 320 290 33 000/40 500

.nO 29,000 1840 285 28 000/36 500

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COMBAT LOADING CONDITION

CC»IlAT WEIGHT Engine power Fuel Combat speed/combat altitude Rate of climb/combat altitude eeabat ceiliDg (500 fpm) Rate of climb a,t S. 1,. Max. ispeed at S.L. Max. speed/altitude LAllDING WEIGiJ.'l' Fual Stall speed - power-off Stall speed - with approach powar lb. lb. . Im./ft. fpm/ft. ft.
[pili.

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"

1m.

Ien./ft.
lb. lb. 1m.
len.

102.300 6,800 77

123.856 .6830 84.5

NOTES - - -Normal - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --(B) Power.

(A) Take-off Power. PERFOIDIANCE BASIS. Performance is based
0)1 .

contractor fuel

, s estimates

unsubstantiated

by BUAER.

RANGE ND A RADIUS are based on engine specification

consumption increased

by 5%.

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SPEED-KNOTS

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250
SPEED

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RANGE

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ALTITUDE

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NOTES
operating. fuel load.

TRANSPORT OMBATANGE C R PROBLEM (GAS TURBINE) WARM UP, TAKE-OFF, ACCELERATE:5 Minutes at normal rated power at sea level. CLIMB: On course to cruise altitude at normal rated power. CRUISE: At altitudes for maximum range - cruise with optimum number of power units RESERVE: 30 Minutes at speed for maximum endurance at sea level plus 5% of initial

40,500 33,000 F~ ----------------------------~

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