Consolidated XPB3Y

The Consolidated XPB3Y was a proposed extra-long-range flying boat for patrol and bombardment missions, developed from the earlier PB2Y Coronado. The United States Navy ordered the construction of a prototype on 2 April 1942, but on 4 November of the same year the aircraft was cancelled because other Consolidated projects were given higher priority. The February 1942 proposal described a flying boat about 104 feet long with a 169 foot wingspan and a gross weight of 121,500 lb, powered by four 2,450 hp Pratt & Whitney R-2800-18W radial piston engines for a maximum speed of 241 mph and a service ceiling of 22,500 ft. Armament was to be two 20 mm guns, ten .50 caliber machine guns and ten tons of bombs. No aircraft was ever completed.