Consolidated R2Y

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Consolidated R2Y

A Consolidated R2Y-1 in Navy markings.
Type	Prototype military transport aircraft Prototype Cargo aircraft
Manufacturer	Consolidated Aircraft
Status	Did not enter mass-production
Primary users	United States Navy American Airlines
Number built	1

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.

1 Development and service
2 Specifications (R2Y-1)
3 References
4 Related content

[edit] Development and service

The R2Y-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 B-29 Superfortress, but with windows for passengers.

Meant to carry passengers or cargo to distant Navy bases, the prototype was demilitarized in the mid-1940s, returned to Convair, and loaned to American Airlines as an experimental cargo aircraft.

[edit] 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
Payload: 12,000 lb (5,500 kg) of cargo (after refit)
Length: 90 ft 0 in (27.45 m)
Wingspan: 110 ft 0 in (33.55 m)
Height: ft in (m)
Airfoil: Davis (22% at root to 9.3% at wingtip)
Loaded weight: 56,000 lb (25,000 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 64,000 lb (29,000 kg)
Powerplant: 4× Pratt & Whitney R-1830-94 radial engines, 1,200 hp (900 kW) each

Performance

Cruise speed: 240 mph (210 knots, 380 km/h)
Range: 4,000 mi (3,500 nm, 6,400 km) at 200 mph (322 km/h)

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b Jane, Fred T. “The Consolidated Vultee Model 39.” Jane’s Fighting Aircraft of World War II. London: Studio, 1946. p. 217. ISBN 1 85170 493 0.