The Convair R3Y Tradewind was an American 1950s turboprop -powered flying boat designed and built by Convair. The Convair XP5Y-1 prototype in 1950. It first flew on 18 April 1950 at …

2019年4月8日 · The R3Y was designed to carry 100 passengers, 24 tons of cargo, or 92 stretchers with a 2,000 mile range. With 24 tons of cargo capacity, the R3Y-2 could carry four …

2023年10月18日 · In the wake of World War II, the U.S. Navy recognized the necessity for a long-range maritime patrol aircraft capable of conducting extended missions across vast expanses …

The fuel tanker model was also called the R3Y. It was this model which went into the history books in 1954 when it set a transcontinental seaplane speed record of 403 miles per hour …

2017年3月4日 · One of six R3Y-2s configured as an amphibious assault transport. The nine R3Ys were the only type of turboprop-powered flying boats to ever reach operational service with the …

The next five were built as R3Y-1 aircraft, intended for troop transport and inflight refuelling tanker service. The final six were built as the R3Y-2 variant with a lifting nose and high cockpit for …

The Convair R3Y Tradewind was an American 1950s turboprop-powered flying boat designed and built by Convair. Convair received a request from the United States Navy in 1945 for the …

On 04 October 1954 recruits of Platoon 348 landed on Coronado Beach, California from the Convair R3Y-2 (Flying LST) marking the first time the huge flying boat was used for beaching …

The next five were built as R3Y-1 aircraft, intended for troop transport and inflight refuelling tanker service. The final six were built as the R3Y-2 variant with a lifting nose and high cockpit …

The R3Y set a transcontinental seaplane record of 403 mph in 1954 by utilizing the speed of high-altitude jetstream winds. This record still stands. After service trials the aircraft were delivered …