Boeing XP3B

XP3B
Role	Patrol aircraft
National origin	United States
Built by	Boeing
Primary user	United States Navy
Number built	0

The Boeing XP3B-1 (company designation Model 466) was a proposed patrol aircraft, developed by Boeing for use by the United States Navy in the late 1940s.^[1] It was planned to be powered by two Allison T40 turboprops driving contra-rotating propellers, and utilized tandem landing gear. The project was cancelled before any aircraft were built.^[2]

Specifications

Data from Bowers^[1]

General characteristics

• Length: 108 ft 11 in (33.20 m)
• Wingspan: 125 ft (38 m)
• Height: 32 ft 10 in (10.01 m)
• Wing area: 1,400 sq ft (130 m²)
• Empty weight: 66,000 lb (29,937 kg)
• Gross weight: 127,000 lb (57,606 kg)
• Powerplant: 2 × Allison T40-A-2 turboprops, 5,200 shp (3,900 kW) each
• Propellers: 6-bladed, 17 ft (5.2 m) diameter

Performance

• Maximum speed: 395 kn; 731 km/h (454 mph)

References

Citations

1. Bowers 1989, p.568.
2. Andrade 1979, p.206.

Bibliography

• Andrade, John. U.S. Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909. Hinckley, UK: Midland Counties Publications, 1979. ISBN 0-904597-22-9.
• Bowers, Peter M. Boeing Aircraft since 1916. London: Putnam, Third edition, 1989. ISBN 0-85177-804-6.