Great Lakes XTBG
The Great Lakes Aircraft Company XTBG-1, also known as "Avenger", was a prototype torpedo bomber, intended for service in the US Navy as part of that service's plan to modernise its aerial striking force in the mid 1930s. The XTBG-1 was outperformed by the competing TBD Devastator, however, in addition to having instability problems[1] and only a single prototype of the three-seat design was constructed during 1935.[2]
Featuring retractable landing gear and a fully enclosed weapons bay for its torpedo, the XTBG-1 had the odd feature of the torpedo-aimer seated forward of the wing, in a small, enclosed compartment.[3]
Specifications (XTBG-1)
Data from Aero-web [4]
General characteristics
- Crew: 3
- Length: 35 ft 1 in (10.6 m)
- Wingspan: 42 ft 0 in (12.8 m)
- Height: 15 ft 1 in (4.6 m)
- Gross weight: 9313 lb (4223 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-1830-60 Twin Wasp radial, 800 hp (597 kW) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 185 mph (297 km/h)
- Service ceiling: 15600 ft (4754 m)
See also
- Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era
- Related lists
References
- ^ Douglas TBD-1 Devastator, Underwater Admiralty Sciences
- ^ Swanborough, Gordon (1990). United States Navy Aircraft since 1911. Putnam Aeronautical Books. ISBN 0-87021-792-5.
- ^ Doll, Tom (1992). SB2U Vindicator in action. Aircraft Number 122. Carrollton, Texas: Squadron/Signal Publications. p. 4. ISBN 0-89747-274-8.
- ^ Great Lakes XTBG-1 Avenger, Aero-web.org
USN/ USMC torpedo aircraft designations pre-1962
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