Consolidated PB2Y Coronado
தோற்ற நாடு
அமெரிக்கா
அமெரிக்கா
உற்பத்தியாளர்Consolidated Aircraft
இன்னும் மொழிபெயர்க்கப்படவில்லை — ஆங்கிலத்தில் காட்டப்படுகிறது.
The PB2Y Coronado is a large flying boat patrol bomber designed and produced by Consolidated Aircraft. It was operated by the United States Navy during World War II in bombing, antisubmarine, medical/hospital, and transport roles.
Development of the Coronado began during the interwar period at the behest of the United States Navy's (USN) Bureau of Aeronautics (BuAer). Performing its maiden flight in December 1937, the prototype XPB2Y-1 competed against the XPBS-1, with which it shared a broadly similar design. Although initially prone to stability and control issues, a revised twin-fin tail unit fully resolved these. In October 1938, it performed a high-profile non-stop transcontinental journey to be personally inspected by Franklin D. Roosevelt. Ordered into production in March 1939, the first production standard Coronado was delivered to VP-13 in December 1940. The flying boat was produced in two primary configurations, one with several turrets (including a prominent ball turret in the nose with two .50 cal machine guns) and one unarmed with a clean nose.
Both in the run up to and following the outbreak of the Pacific War, several orders totalling in excess of 600 flying boats were...
Development of the Coronado began during the interwar period at the behest of the United States Navy's (USN) Bureau of Aeronautics (BuAer). Performing its maiden flight in December 1937, the prototype XPB2Y-1 competed against the XPBS-1, with which it shared a broadly similar design. Although initially prone to stability and control issues, a revised twin-fin tail unit fully resolved these. In October 1938, it performed a high-profile non-stop transcontinental journey to be personally inspected by Franklin D. Roosevelt. Ordered into production in March 1939, the first production standard Coronado was delivered to VP-13 in December 1940. The flying boat was produced in two primary configurations, one with several turrets (including a prominent ball turret in the nose with two .50 cal machine guns) and one unarmed with a clean nose.
Both in the run up to and following the outbreak of the Pacific War, several orders totalling in excess of 600 flying boats were...
