Consolidated TBY Sea Wolf
නිෂ්පාදිත රට
එක්සත් ජනපදය
එක්සත් ජනපදය
නිෂ්පාදකයාConsolidated Aircraft
තවම පරිවර්තනය කර නැත — ඉංග්රීසියෙන් පෙන්වයි.
The Consolidated TBY Sea Wolf was a torpedo bomber designed by Vought and was manufactured by Consolidated Aircraft. It was flown by the United States Navy (USN).
It was designed during the late 1930s and early 1940s as the XTBU-1 Sea Wolf by Vought to replace the aging TBD Devastator in competition with the Grumman TBF Avenger. However, development was impacted by substantial delays and, although an active programme during World War II, it never flew combat missions in the conflict. Although the prototype made its maiden flight in December 1941 as the XTBU-1, Vought was preoccupied with large-scale production of the F4U, and did not have the factory space. Accordingly, production was transferred to rival firm Consolidated-Vultee at a new factory; this decision delayed both production and service entry of the Sea Wolf.
Common to many other aircraft of this era, the Sea Wolf was subject to sweeping cancellations due to surplus and interest in new designs after the conflict led to the Sea Wolf being bypassed in favor of other aircraft. In particular, many navies were focusing on single-seat attack aircraft, such as the Martin AM Mauler or Blackburn Firebrand, or newer designs harnessing...
It was designed during the late 1930s and early 1940s as the XTBU-1 Sea Wolf by Vought to replace the aging TBD Devastator in competition with the Grumman TBF Avenger. However, development was impacted by substantial delays and, although an active programme during World War II, it never flew combat missions in the conflict. Although the prototype made its maiden flight in December 1941 as the XTBU-1, Vought was preoccupied with large-scale production of the F4U, and did not have the factory space. Accordingly, production was transferred to rival firm Consolidated-Vultee at a new factory; this decision delayed both production and service entry of the Sea Wolf.
Common to many other aircraft of this era, the Sea Wolf was subject to sweeping cancellations due to surplus and interest in new designs after the conflict led to the Sea Wolf being bypassed in favor of other aircraft. In particular, many navies were focusing on single-seat attack aircraft, such as the Martin AM Mauler or Blackburn Firebrand, or newer designs harnessing...
