The Curtiss SO3C Seamew was a two-seat scout floatplane developed by Curtiss-Wright to replace the SOC Seagull as the standard floatplane scout of the United States Navy. The Navy required that it could fly from ships on a single centre float and from land bases with wheeled landing gear. From its entry into service it suffered inflight stability problems, partly cured with upturned wingtips and a larger tail, and troubles with its unusual air-cooled, inverted V-12 Ranger engine. In 1941 the Navy began calling it Seagull, the name of the aircraft it replaced, which caused confusion, while the Royal Navy kept the name Seamew for the aircraft it received from January 1944. Poor performance and maintenance led to its withdrawal from first-line Navy units by 1944, and the older Seagull took back its role.
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Engine Class Top Speed (km/h) Maximum Mass (kg) EngineRanger V-770-6 inverted V-12 air-cooled piston engine (SO3C-2) 1 Comparison
Body StyleAircraft (no road body style) 1 Connections
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The Curtiss SO3C Seamew was developed by the Curtiss-Wright Corporation
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The Curtiss SO3C Seamew was developed by the Curtiss-Wright Corporation as a replacement for the SOC Seagull
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The Curtiss SO3C Seamew was developed by the Curtiss-Wright Corporation as a replacement for the SOC Seagull
Design and development, withdrawal
Poor flight performance and a poor maintenance record led to the SO3C being withdrawn from US Navy first line units by 1944.
Specifications (SO3C-2), powerplant
Powerplant: 1 × Ranger V-770-6 inverted V-12 air-cooled piston engine, 600 hp (450 kW)
Specifications (SO3C-2), engine type
Powerplant: 1 × Ranger V-770-6 inverted V-12 air-cooled piston engine, 600 hp (450 kW)
Specifications (SO3C-2), power
Powerplant: 1 × Ranger V-770-6 inverted V-12 air-cooled piston engine, 600 hp (450 kW)
Specifications (SO3C-2), empty weight
Empty weight: 4,284 lb (1,943 kg)
Specifications (SO3C-2), maximum takeoff weight
Max takeoff weight: 5,729 lb (2,599 kg)
Specifications (SO3C-2), maximum speed
Maximum speed: 172 mph (277 km/h, 149 kn)
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The Curtiss SO3C Seamew was developed by the Curtiss-Wright Corporation
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The Curtiss SO3C Seamew was developed by the Curtiss-Wright Corporation as a replacement for the SOC Seagull
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The Curtiss SO3C Seamew was developed by the Curtiss-Wright Corporation as a replacement for the SOC Seagull
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