Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf patrol bomber aircraft
gptkbp:armament gptkb:12_×_.50_in_(12.7_mm)_M2_Browning_machine_guns
up to 12,800 lb (5,800 kg) of bombs, depth charges, or torpedoes
gptkbp:crew 11
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Consolidated_B-24_Liberator
gptkbp:enginePower 1,350 hp (1,010 kW) each
gptkbp:firstFlight 20 September 1943
gptkbp:height 30 ft 1 in (9.17 m)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer
gptkbp:introduced 1944
gptkbp:length 74 ft 7 in (22.73 m)
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Consolidated_Aircraft
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 300 mph (480 km/h)
gptkbp:maxTakeoffWeight 65,000 lb (29,484 kg)
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Privateer
gptkbp:notableFor single vertical tail fin (unlike B-24's twin tail)
used extensively in World War II and Korean War
gptkbp:numberBuilt 739
gptkbp:origin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:powerplant 4 × Pratt & Whitney R-1830-94 Twin Wasp radial engines
gptkbp:primaryUser gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:range 2,820 mi (4,540 km)
gptkbp:retired 1954 (U.S. Navy)
gptkbp:role search and rescue
reconnaissance
anti-submarine warfare
maritime patrol bomber
gptkbp:serviceCeiling 20,000 ft (6,100 m)
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Lockheed_P-2_Neptune
gptkbp:survivesIn several preserved in museums and as fire bombers
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Aeronáutica_Naval_(Mexico)
gptkb:French_Aéronavale
gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard
gptkbp:wingspan 110 ft (33.53 m)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:San_Diego_Air_&_Space_Museum
gptkb:Wright_R-1820_Cyclone
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5