XSBF-1
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. Derived from Grumman's successful "Fifi" fighter, the aircraft was developed at a time when the biplane was giving way to the monoplane. In competition against other aircraft it proved to possess inferior performance in its intended role, and did not enter production. 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.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Grumman
- Category
- Bombers
Specifications
- Max speed
- 187 kt
- Range
- 456 nm
- Service ceiling
- 26,000 ft
- Max takeoff weight
- 5,002 lb
- Empty weight
- 3,395 lb
- Fuel capacity
- 130 US gal
- Powerplant
- Pratt & Whitney R-1535-72 Twin Wasp Junior
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 2
- Length
- 25.8 ft
- Wingspan
- 34.5 ft
- Height
- 11.3 ft
- Number built
- 1
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.