Bellanca XSOE

XSOE
Role Scout
National origin United States
Manufacturer Bellanca Aircraft Company
First flight 1936
Number built 1


The Bellanca XSOE was a prototype American scout observation floatplane built for the United States Navy by the Bellanca Aircraft Company. It was never accepted by the Navy and only the prototype was built.[1]

The prototype was designated XSOE-1 by the United States Navy and it first flew in 1936.[2] The XSOE-1 was a single-float biplane with additional floats under each wing. Powered by a 725 hp (541 kW) Wright R-1820 radial engine, it had an enclosed cabin for a crew of two.[2]

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Notes
  1. Andrade 1979, p. 224
  2. 1 2 3 "Bellanca". www.aerofiles.com. 30 March 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2012.
Bibliography
  • Andrade, John (1979). U.S.Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909. Midland Counties Publications. ISBN 0-904597-22-9. 
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