The Grumman XSBF, company designation G-14, was an American biplane scout bomber developed by Grumman for the United States Navy in the 1930s, derived from the Fifi fighter at a time when the biplane was giving way to the monoplane. After a Navy specification of late 1934, one prototype was ordered in March 1935. The XSBF-1 was a two-seat biplane with an enclosed cockpit, an all-metal fuselage and a 650 horsepower Pratt and Whitney Twin Wasp Junior radial engine, and it first flew on 24 December 1935. In the Navy evaluation the Curtiss SBC Helldiver proved superior and was ordered instead. The sole prototype then served as a liaison aircraft and in NACA research at Langley before it was damaged in a 1939 accident and struck off the Navy inventory.
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The Grumman XSBF, also known by the company designation G-14, was an American biplane scout bomber developed by Grumman Aircraft for the United States Navy during the 1930s.
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The Grumman XSBF, also known by the company designation G-14, was an American biplane scout bomber developed by Grumman Aircraft for the United States Navy during the 1930s.
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The Grumman XSBF, also known by the company designation G-14, was an American biplane scout bomber developed by Grumman Aircraft for the United States Navy during the 1930s.
Operational history, first flight
The XSBF-1-piloted by test pilot Bud Gillies-flew for the first time on December 24, 1935.
Lead, no production
did not enter production
Lead, loss of the prototype
before being destroyed in a crash in 1939.
Lead, sole prototype
The sole prototype went on to serve as a liaison aircraft, as well as being used in experiments by NACA, before being destroyed in a crash in 1939.
Specifications (XSBF-1), powerplant
Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-1535-72 Twin Wasp Junior radial engine, 650 hp (480 kW)
Specifications (XSBF-1), power
650 hp (480 kW)
Specifications (XSBF-1), maximum speed
Maximum speed: 215 mph (346 km/h, 187 kn)
Specifications (XSBF-1), empty weight
Empty weight: 3,395 lb (1,540 kg)
Specifications (XSBF-1), gross weight
Gross weight: 5,002 lb (2,269 kg)
Of Make: Grumman, Lead sentence
The Grumman XSBF, also known by the company designation G-14, was an American biplane scout bomber developed by Grumman Aircraft for the United States Navy during the 1930s.
In Group: Ground-Attack and Dive Bombers, Lead sentence
The Grumman XSBF, also known by the company designation G-14, was an American biplane scout bomber developed by Grumman Aircraft for the United States Navy during the 1930s.
Exemplifies: Aviation, Lead sentence
The Grumman XSBF, also known by the company designation G-14, was an American biplane scout bomber developed by Grumman Aircraft for the United States Navy during the 1930s.
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