N3N Canary

__NOTOC__

The N3N was a United States two-place primary training biplane aircraft built by the Naval Aircraft Factory (N.A.F.) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during the 1930s.

Development and design

Built to replace the Conolidated NY-2 and NY-3, the N3N was successfully tested as both a landplane and a seaplane. The seaplane used a single float under the fuselage and floats under the outer tips of the lower wing. The landplane used a fixed landing gear. The prototype XN3N-1 was powered by a radial Wright designed Wright J-5 engine. An order for 179 production aircraft was received. Near the end of the first production run the engine was replaced with the Wright R-760-2 Whirlwind radial.

Operational history

The N.A.F. delivered over 900 N3N aircraft beginning in avyear|1935. Of these were N3N-1s and over 750 were N3N-3s. Four of the N3N-3 aircraft were delivered to the United States Coast Guard in avyear|1941. The N3N was the last biplane in US military service - the last (used by the U.S. Naval Academy) were retired in 1961. The N3N was also unique in that it was an aircraft designed and manufactured by an aviation firm wholly owned and operated by the U.S. government (the Navy, in this case) as opposed to private industry.

Variants

;XN3N-1:First prototype aircraft.;N3N-1 Canary:Two-seat primary trainer biplane, powered by a 220-hp (164-kW) Wright J-5 radial piston engine. 179 built.;XN3N-2:One prototype only, powered by a 240-hp (179-kW) Wright R-760-96 radial piston engine. ;XN3N-3:One production aircraft was converted into a prototype.;N3N-3 Canary:Two-seat primary trainer biplane, powered by a 235-hp (175-kW) wright R-760-2 Whirlwind 7 radial piston engine. 816 built.

Operators

;USA
*United States Coast Guard
*United States Navy

pecifications (N3N-3)

aerospecs
ref=Holmes, 2005. p. 96.
met or eng?=eng
crew=2
capacity=
length m=7.77
length ft=25
length in=6
span m=10.36
span ft=34
span in=0
height m=3.3
height ft=10
height in=10
wing area sqm=28.3
wing area sqft=305
empty weight kg=948
empty weight lb=2,090
gross weight kg=1,266
gross weight lb=2,792
eng1 number=1
eng1 type=Wright R-760-2 Whirlwind radial
eng1 kw=175
eng1 hp=235
eng2 number=
eng2 type=
eng2 kw=
eng2 hp=
max speed kmh=203
max speed mph=126
cruise speed kmh=
cruise speed mph=
range km=756
range miles=470
endurance h=
endurance min=
ceiling m=4,635
ceiling ft=15,200
climb rate ms=
climb rate ftmin=
armament1=
armament2=
armament3=
armament4=
armament5=
armament6=

ee also

aircontent
see also=
related=
similar aircraft=Breda Ba.25 - Yokosuka K5Y
lists=

References

Bibliography

*

External links

* [http://www.microworks.net/PACIFIC/aviation/n3n_yellow_peril.htm "NAVAL AIRCRAFT FACTORY N3N YELLOW PERIL"] , by Jack McKillop, provides a detailed description of the N3N and its development.