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Hey Folks,
Here is one more flying boat oddity from the U.S. Navy back in the mid-1950s. This is a Convair R3Y-2 Tradewind, which first flew in 1954. It is seen here getting ready to load fully-equipped Marines during a loading test of the troop-carrying capacity of the aircraft. The only Navy flying boat ever equipped with turboprop engines, the R3Y could also beach itself, and offload troops and cargo on a beachhead. Needless to say, the idea did not take off.
Fly Navy,
Dave
www.logbookmag.com
Photo: U.S. Navy via the National Museum of Naval Aviation.
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Here is one more flying boat oddity from the U.S. Navy back in the mid-1950s. This is a Convair R3Y-2 Tradewind, which first flew in 1954. It is seen here getting ready to load fully-equipped Marines during a loading test of the troop-carrying capacity of the aircraft. The only Navy flying boat ever equipped with turboprop engines, the R3Y could also beach itself, and offload troops and cargo on a beachhead. Needless to say, the idea did not take off.
Fly Navy,
Dave
www.logbookmag.com
Photo: U.S. Navy via the National Museum of Naval Aviation.
http://ift.tt/OsGhI4