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The Douglas XT3D was an American three-seat torpedo bomber biplane developed by the Douglas Aircraft Company to meet a United States Navy requirement.[1]

Douglas XT3D
Douglas XT3D-1
Role	Three-seat torpedo bomber Type of aircraft
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Douglas Aircraft Company
First flight	1931
Retired	1941
Primary user	United States Navy
Number built	1

Development

The XT3D torpedo bomber (BuNo 8730) was first flown in 1931, it has been described as a large and ugly aircraft.[1] Of metal construction with a fabric covering the XT3D had folding wings and an arrestor hook for carrier operation.[1] With a fixed tailwheel landing gear and powered by a Pratt & Whitney R-1690 Hornet radial engine,[1] the XT3D had three open cockpits, forward for the gunner/bomb-aimer, centre for the pilot, rear for another gunner.[1]

The XT3D failed to meet the Navy's requirements and after tests was returned to Douglas.[1] It was modified with a more powerful Pratt & Whitney XR-1830-54 radial, and wheel fairings and the two rear cockpits were enclosed.[1] Re-designated XT3D-2, it still failed to pass Navy trials and was not ordered into production.[1] The prototype was used by the Navy for the next ten years for general purpose use until it was relegated as an instructional airframe in 1941.[1]

Variants

XT3D-1

Prototype powered by a Pratt & Whitney R-1690 radial, one built.[1][2]

XT3D-2

Prototype modified including a change to a Pratt & Whitney R-1830 radial.[1][2]

Operators

 United States

• United States Navy

Specifications

Data from [1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 3 (pilot, bomb-aimer/gunner, gunner)
• Length: 35 ft 5 in (10.80 m)
• Wingspan: 50 ft 0 in (15.24 m)
• Height: 13 ft 2.5 in (4.026 m)
• Wing area: 624 sq ft (58.0 m²)
• Empty weight: 4,238 lb (1,922 kg)
• Max takeoff weight: 7,857 lb (3,564 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-1690 Hornet radial piston engine, 575 hp (429 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 128 mph (206 km/h, 111 kn) at 6000ft (1830m)
• Range: 555 mi (893 km, 482 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 14,000 ft (4,300 m)

Armament

• Guns: 2 × 0.3in (7.62mm) machine-gun (flexible mounted on forward and rear cockpits)
• Bombs: 1835lb (832kg) torpedo or equivalent in bombs

See also

Related lists

• List of United States Navy aircraft designations (pre-1962)

References

Notes

Bibliography

На других языках

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- [en] Douglas XT3D

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[it] Douglas XT3D

Il Douglas XT3D era un aereo, biplano e monomotore, realizzato dalla Douglas Aircraft Company nei primi anni trenta. Progettato in conformità ad una richiesta della United States Navy per la realizzazione di un nuovo aerosilurante, venne giudicato inadeguato alla richiesta e non superò mai lo stato di prototipo.

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