Curtiss SO3C Seamew - Specifications (SO3C-2)

Specifications (SO3C-2)

Data from American Warplanes of World War II

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 36 ft 10 in (11.23 m)
• Wingspan: 38 ft 0 in (11.58 m)
• Height: 15 ft 0 in (4.57 m)
• Wing area: 290 ft² (26.9 m²)
• Empty weight: 4,284 lb (1,943 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 5,729 lb (2,599 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Ranger XV-770-8 inline liquid-cooled inverted V12 engine, 600 hp (447 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 172 mph (150 kn, 277 km/h)
• Cruise speed: 123 mph (107 kn, 210 km/h)
• Range: 1,150 mi (1,000 nmi, 1,851 km)
• Endurance: 8 hours
• Service ceiling: 15,800 ft (4,815 m)
• Wing loading: 19.8 lb/ft² (9.66 kg/m²)
• Power/mass: 0.10 hp/lb (0.17 kW/kg)

Armament

• 1× 0.30 in (7.62 mm) forward firing M1919 Browning machine gun and 1× 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine gun in rear cockpit
• 2× 100 lb (45 kg) bombs or 325 lb (147 kg) depth charges underwing