XPBB Sea Ranger

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XPBB Sea Ranger
Type	Prototype patrol aircraft
Manufacturer	Boeing
Maiden flight	July 9, 1942
Status	Mass production cancelled
Primary user	United States Navy
Number built	1

The Boeing XPBB Sea Ranger was a prototype twin-engined flying boat Patrol Bomber built for the United States Navy. While a production order for some 500 aircraft was awarded to Boeing in 1941, the order was canceled in 1942 so that the plant could be used to build United States Army Air Corps bombers. The sole example actually completed was nicknamed "the Lone Ranger".^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Specifications (XPBB-1 Sea Ranger)

General characteristics

• Length: 94 ft 9 in (28.88 m)
• Wingspan: 139 ft 9 in (42.58 m)
• Height: 34 ft 2 in (10.40 m)
• Wing area: 1,826 ft² (169.6 m²)
• Empty weight: 41,531 lb (18,383 kg)
• Max takeoff weight: 101,130 lb (45,872 kg)
• Powerplant: 2× Wright R-3350-8 radial engines, 2,300 hp (1,715 kW) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 215 mph (186 knots, 348 km/h)
• Range: 6,300 mi (5,500 nm, 10,000 km)
• Service ceiling 18,900 ft (6,830 m)
• Minimum power/mass: 0.045 hp/lb (70 W/kg)

Armament

• Guns: 4× .50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns
• Bombs: 20,000 lb (9,100 kg)

[edit] See also

Related lists

• List of bomber aircraft
• List of military aircraft of the United States
  

[edit] References

• Winchester, Jim (2005). The World's Worst Aircraft. New York: Amber Books. ISBN 0-7607-8714-X. 

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