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Range
  
338 km

Length
  
9.56 m

Weight
  
973 kg

First flight
  
November 1925

Wingspan
  
12 m

Cruise speed
  
121 km/h

Engine type
  
Radial engine

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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.

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Development

The 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. 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). The NY-3 aircraft were similar to the NY-2 but had 240 hp (180 kW) Wright R-760-94 engines.

Operational history

The NY-1's first flight was November 1925, with deliveries starting May 1926. 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. 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.

Variants

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

 Brazil
  • Brazilian Naval Aviation
  •  United States
  • United States Navy
  • United States Marine Corps
  • Specifications (NY-2 floatplane)

    Data 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 (12.19 m)
  • Height: 11 ft 10 in (3.61 m)
  • Wing area: 370 ft² (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 knots at sea level (90 mph, 145 km/h)
  • Cruise speed: 65 knots (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

    References

    Consolidated NY Wikipedia


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