Edo OSE

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Edo OSE-1
Type	Single-seat multirole floatplane
Manufacturer	Edo Aircraft Corporation
Maiden flight	1946
Number built	10

The Edo OSE-1 was a 1940s American single-seat multi-role floatplane designed and manufactured by the Edo Aircraft Corporation.

Contents 1 Design and development 2 Variants 3 Specifications (XOSE-1) 4 References 5 External links 6 See also

[edit] Design and development

The Edo Aircraft Corporation were an established company who produced seaplane floats. In 1946 they designed their first aircraft, the Edo OSE-1. Two prototype aircraft (designated XOSE-1) were built and flown in 1946. The OSE-1 was a single-seat low-wing cantilever monoplane with a single float and fixed wingtip stabilizing floats. The wings could be folded for shipboard storage. The aircraft was designed for a variety of roles including observation and anti-submarine patrols. Unusually it was designed to carry on the underwing hardpoints a rescue cell which would be capable of carrying a single person when used for air-sea rescue. Eight production aircraft (designated OSE-1) were built to a United States Navy order but none were accepted into service. A projected two-seat training conversion was proposed (as the XTE-1).

[edit] Variants

XOSE-1

Prototype, two built.

OSE-1

Production aircraft, eight built.

XTE-1

Projected two-seat training conversions from OSE-1, none converted.

[edit] Specifications (XOSE-1)

General characteristics

• Crew: One
• Length: 31 ft in (9.47 m)
• Wingspan: 37 ft 11 in (11.57 m)
• Height: 14 ft 11 in (4.55 m)
• Empty weight: 3,973 lb (1802 kg)
• Gross weight: 6,064 lb (2751 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Ranger V-770-8 piston engine, 550 hp (410 kW) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 198 mph (319 km/h)
• Range: 900 miles (1448 km)
• Service ceiling: 22,300 ft (6800 m)

Armament

• two fixed forward-firing wing-mounted 0.5in (12.7mm) machine-guns
• Underwing racks for two 350lb (159kg) depth charges

[edit] References

• The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing. 

[edit] External links

[edit] See also

Related lists

• List of military aircraft of the United States (naval)
• List of flying boats and seaplanes
  

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