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Convair R3Y Tradewind

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Convair R3Y Tradewind

Bild: Wikimedia Commons

The Convair R3Y Tradewind of 1954 was a large military transport flying boat featuring four engines and accommodation for seven crew. At 42.6 meters long with 44.4-meter span and 553.7 km/h cruise, it provided strategic airlift across ocean routes in the early jet age.

Technische Daten

Einsatzrolle
transport flying boat
Besatzung
7
Triebwerke
4
Erstflug
1954
Länge
42,6 m
Spannweite
44,4 m
Höchstgeschwindigkeit
554 km/h