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Boeing XPBB-1 Sea Ranger/Lone Ranger |
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By: Steve Ginter |
Naval Fighters #124. Description of the only flying boat Boeing produced for the navy. Lots of pictures, e.g., gun turrets, bomb bays; pilot's cockpit, etc.
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In 1940 the Navy awarded Boeing a contract for the XPBB-1, a large 139.8 foot wing span twin-engine flying boat with performance far superior to the four-engine PB2Y Coronado and the twin-engined PBM Mariner. The airplane was named the "Sea Ranger" and later the "Lone "Ranger" when the project was cancelled. It and the B-29 were built with virtually the same wing. The aircraft had excellent flying qualities and was capable of a 4,720 mile range. But the need for the new B-29 killed the program. B-29 production took over the newly built plant meant to build the XPBB-1.
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32-pages, all b&w, 12-drawings, 79-photos |
Boeing XPBB-1 Sea Ranger/Lone Ranger |
ISBN Number: 979-8-9899509-8-0
Item Number: 2421
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