Boeing XP3B

XP3B

General information
Type| Patrol aircraft
National origin| United States
Manufacturer| Boeing
Management and usage| United States Navy

Number built| 0

The Boeing XP3B-1 (company designation Model 466) was a proposed patrol aircraft, developed by Boeing for use by the United States Navy in the late 1940s.[1] It was planned to be powered by two Allison T40 turboprops driving contra-rotating propellers, and utilized tandem landing gear. The project was cancelled before any aircraft were built.[2]

## Contents

* 1 Specifications
* 2 References
* 2.1 Citations
* 2.2 Bibliography

## Specifications

Data from Bowers[1]

General characteristics

* Length: 108 ft 11 in (33.20 m)
* Wingspan: 125 ft (38 m)
* Height: 32 ft 10 in (10.01 m)
* Wing area: 1,400 sq ft (130 m2)
* Empty weight: 66,000 lb (29,937 kg)
* Gross weight: 127,000 lb (57,606 kg)
* Powerplant: 2 × Allison T40-A-2 turboprops, 5,200 shp (3,900 kW) each
* Propellers: 6-bladed, 17 ft (5.2 m) diameter

Performance

* Maximum speed: 395 kn (454 mph, 731 km/h)
* Range: 4,497 nmi (5,175 mi, 8,328 km)

## References

### Citations

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bowers 1989, p.568.
2. ↑ Andrade 1979, p.206.

### Bibliography

* Andrade, John. U.S. Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909. Hinckley, UK: Midland Counties Publications, 1979. ISBN 0-904597-22-9.
* Bowers, Peter M. Boeing Aircraft since 1916. London: Putnam, Third edition, 1989. ISBN 0-85177-804-6.

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