Northrop N-3PB

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Northrop N-3PB

The Northrop N-3PB is a sleek single engine low wing float plane with a crew of three. The Royal Norwegian Navy Air Service was the only customer of the type. Norway was in need of a replacement for the Naval Air Service's MF-11 biplane patrol aircraft and ordered 24 aircraft in March of 1940. Before the aircraft could be delivered, Norway was occupied by the Germans. All of the aircraft were delivered to the exiled Royal Norwegian Naval Air Service (RNNAS), operating as an RAF unit in Reykjavík, Iceland. The RNNAS operated the N-3PBs on anti-submarine and convoy escort duties.

In the seventies, a N-3PB wreck was located at Iceland. The aircraft was rescued, and later restored by Northrop in California. This only surviving aircraft is currently in storage at Gardermoen, Norway.

Specifications

Type: patrol bomber/torpedo bomber floatplane
Manufacturer: Northrop Aircraft, Inc., Hawthorne, California
Number Built: 24
Length: 38' (10.97 m)
Height: 12' (3.66 m)
Wingspan: 48 ft 11 in (14.91 m)
Wing area: 376.8 sq. feet (34.93 m)
Empty Weight: 6,190 lb. (2808 kg)
Takeoff Weight: 10,600 lb. (4808 kg)

Maximum speed: 257 mph (414 km/h)
Cruise Speed: 215 mph
Range: 1,000 miles (1,609 km)
Ceiling: 28,400 ft (7392 m)
Power plant: Wright Cyclone, 1200 hp
Armament: (4) 50-cal guns, (2) 30-cal guns, (1) 2,000 torpedo, or equivalent weight of bombs
Crew: 3 (pilot, navigator, wireless operator)

Military Operators

Norway.

External links

[Northrop N-3PB "Patrol Bomber"]

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