The Consolidated Model 2 was a PT-1 biplane trainer diverted to the United States Navy for a trainer competition in 1925. It beat out 14 other designs, and was ordered into production as the NY-1.[2]
| NY | |
|---|---|
 A Consolidated NY-2 in 1928 | |
| General information | |
| Type | Trainer |
| Manufacturer | Consolidated |
| Primary user | United States Navy |
| Number built | 302[1] |
| History | |
| Introduction date | May 1926 |
| First flight | November 1925 |
| Retired | 1939 |
| Developed from | Dayton-Wright TW-3 |
| Variants | Consolidated PT-3 |
Development
editThe NY-1 was essentially a PT-1 with provisions for the wheeled landing gear to be replaced by a single large float under the fuselage and two stabilising floats under the tips of the lower wing. A larger vertical tail was added to counter the effect of the floats.[2] The NY-2 had a longer span wing fitted to overcome the high wing-loading issue of the seaplane version. Tested with complete success during October 1926, the Navy ordered 181 with the uprated R-790-8 Wright Whirlwind J-5 engine of 220 hp (160 kW).[2] The NY-3 aircraft were similar to the NY-2 but had 240 hp (180 kW) Wright R-760-94 engines.[1]
Operational history
editThe NY-1's first flight was November 1925, with deliveries starting May 1926.[2] The NY-2's first flight was October 1926. The Navy had 108 in active use in 1929, with 35 more assigned to reserve squadrons.[1] The NY-3 was delivered in 1929. The NY series was being phased out in the mid-1930s, with 15 in service in 1937, and one in service in 1939.[1]
Variants
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- NY-1
- wingspan 34 ft 6 in (10.52 m), 200 hp (150 kW) Wright J-4 Whirlwind, 76 built.
- NY-1A
- a number of NY-1 aircraft modified for gunnery training with one .30 in (7.62 mm) trainable machine gun in the rear cockpit.
- NY-1B
- a number of retrofitted NY-1 aircraft with the long-span wings of the NY-2 and the 220 hp (160 kW) Wright J-5 Whirlwind.
- NY-2
- wingspan increased to 40 ft (12.19 m), 220 hp J-5, 181 built.
- NY-2A
- NY-2 aircraft armed for gunnery training, 25 built.
- NY-3
- similar to the NY-2 with a 240 hp (180 kW) Wright R-760-94 Whirlwind, 20 built.
- XN3Y-1
- a single NY-2 tested with a Wright R-790-A Whirlwind.
Operators
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Specifications (NY-2 floatplane)
editData from The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft Editors: Paul Eden & Soph Moeng, 2002, ISBN 0-7607-3432-1), page 478.
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Length: 31 ft 4.25 in (9.56 m)
- Wingspan: 40 ft 0 in (12.19 m)
- Height: 11 ft 10 in (3.61 m)
- Wing area: 370 sq ft (34.37 m2)
- Empty weight: 2,145 lb (973 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 2,843 lb (1,290 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Wright R-760-8 Whirlwind air-cooled radial, 220 hp (164 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 78 kn (90 mph, 145 km/h) at sea level
- Cruise speed: 65 kn (75 mph, 121 km/h)
- Range: 182.5 nmi (210 mi, 338 km)
- Service ceiling: 11,000 ft (3,355 m)
- Rate of climb: 865 ft/min (4.4 m/s)
Armament
None
See also
editRelated lists
References
edit- ^ a b c d "United States Navy Aircraft Since 1911" by Gordon Swanborough & Peter M. Bowers (Naval Institute Press Annapolis, MD, ISBN 0-87021-968-5) 1976, 546 pp.
- ^ a b c d "The Complete Encyclopedia of World Aircraft" cover Editors: Paul Eden & Soph Moeng, (Amber Books Ltd. Bradley's Close, 74-77 White Lion Street, London, NI 9PF, 2002, ISBN 0-7607-3432-1), 1152 pp.
External links
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- Consolidated NY-1 (NASA) accessed July 16, 2007
- Consolidated NY-2 (NASA) accessed July 16, 2007
- Consolidated NY Trainer (US Centennial of Flight Commission) accessed July 16, 2007
- Consolidated NY-1, -2, -3 (NAS GROSSE ILE) accessed July 16, 2007