The Great Lakes XTBG-1 was an American prototype torpedo bomber, intended for service in the United States 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]
| XTBG-1 | |
|---|---|
| |
| Role | Torpedo bomber |
| Manufacturer | Great Lakes Aircraft Company |
| Primary user | United States Navy |
| Number built | 1 |
Design
editFeaturing retractable landing gear and a fully enclosed weapons bay for its torpedo, the XTBG-1 had the unusual feature of the torpedo-aimer seated forward of the wing, in a small, enclosed compartment.[3]
Specifications (XTBG-1)
editData from Aero-web [4]
General characteristics
- Crew: 3
- Length: 34 ft 9 in (10.6 m)
- Wingspan: 42 ft 0 in (12.8 m)
- Height: 15 ft 1 in (4.6 m)
- Gross weight: 9,313 lb (4,224 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-1830-60 Twin Wasp 14-cyl. twin row air-cooled radial piston engine, 800 hp (600 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 185 mph (298 km/h, 161 kn)
- Service ceiling: 15,600 ft (4,800 m)
Armament
1 x air-droppable torpedo in an internal weapons bay
See also
editAircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
- Brewster SBA
- Fairey Swordfish
- Great Lakes XB2G
- Grumman XSBF
- Hall XPTBH
- Northrop BT
- SB2U Vindicator
- TBD Devastator
- Vought XSB3U
- Yokosuka B4Y
Related lists
References
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- ^ Douglas TBD-1 Devastator Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, 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 Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, Aero-web.org