Northrop N-3PB - Specifications (N-3PB)

Specifications (N-3PB)

Data from War Planes of the Second World War: Volume Six Floatplanes, The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II

General characteristics

• Crew: Three (pilot, navigator/bombardier and wireless operator/rear gunner)
• Length: 36 ft 0 in (10.98 m)
• Wingspan: 48 ft 11 in (14.91 m)
• Height: 12 ft 0 in (3.66 m)
• Wing area: 376.8 ft² (35.0 m²)
• Empty weight: 6,190 lb (2,814 kg)
• Loaded weight: 8,500 lb (3,864 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 10,600 lb (4,818 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Wright GR-1820-G205A 9-cylinder air-cooled radial engine, 1,200 hp (825 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 223 knots (257 mph, 414 km/h) at sea level
• Cruise speed: 160 knots (184 mph, 296 km/h)
• Range: 870 nm (1,000 mi, 1,610 km)
• Service ceiling: 24,000 ft (7,320 m)
  
• Climb to 15,000 ft (4,570 m): 14.4 min

Armament

• Guns:
  
  • 4 × fixed forward firing .50 in machine guns
  • 2 × .30 in machine guns (dorsal and ventral positions)
• Bombs: 1 × 2,000 lb torpedo or equivalent weight of bombs or depth charges