Naval Aircraft Factory N3N (Yellow Peril)

1936 COLD WAR GOLDEN AGE KOREAN WAR VIETNAM WAR WORLD WAR 2

• 1 Naval Aircraft Factory N3N (Yellow Peril) History
• 2 Naval Aircraft Factory N3N (Yellow Peril) Specification
  • 2.1 Basics
  • 2.2 Manufacturer
  • 2.3 Carrier
  • 2.4 Roles
  • 2.5 Notable Features
  • 2.6 Dimensions and Weight
  • 2.7 Main surface structure
  • 2.8 Performance
  • 2.9 Armor
  • 2.10 VARIANTS

Naval Aircraft Factory N3N (Yellow Peril) History

The Naval Aircraft Factory (NAF) was a Philadelphia industrial center established by the United States Navy (USN) in 1917 to support the United States' war effort to support the world's first Second War (1914-1918). This comes at a time when the U.S. Army Air Corps (USAAC) is under the attention of aerospace industry manufacturing, allowing the Navy to meet its own needs and supply gaps.

As such, NAF offers its own solutions to persistent problems and even investigates service-oriented experimental designs for later adoption. The industrial complex served the Navy until World War II (1939-1945), after which it was closed with the end of hostilities.

The N3N was the last biplane purchased by the US Navy.

One of the legendary products to appear at the facility is the Naval Aircraft Factory N3N - the main trainer for two-seater biplanes, which can be upgraded to land-based (wheeled) and sea/surface water (with seaplanes) versions. developed. The first flight was recorded in August 1935, and it entered service in 1936.

Some 997 prototypes were built from 1935 to 1942 and used until 1961, when the series was finally abandoned.

Due to its predominantly yellow livery, the aircraft was nicknamed the "Yellow Peril" or "Yellow Bird" by U.S. Navy pilots during the flight.

In service, N3N has successfully completed the obsolete, aging generation of NY-2 and NY-3 cable biplanes built by Consolidated. It originally appeared as a prototype for the XN3N-1, which featured an air-cooled Wright J-5 radial piston engine in its nose for power and was constructed from extruded aluminum by ALCOA (Alcoa). After a successful testing period, the Navy ordered 179 airframes to meet its needs, with the first airframes being completed using leftover material from the disused Navy observation airships.

Before the final aircraft of the first batch was completed, the design was switched to the Wright R-760-2 "Cyclone" air-cooled radial piston engine for more power and improved performance. The engines are manufactured locally by the Navy under license.

With no need to reinvent the wheel, NAF engineers used a completely traditional design arrangement. The main biplane is offset and supported by N struts and wiring. The radial engine is located at the front end of the fuselage, with exposed cylinders, driving the two-bladed propeller unit.

The two crew members sit side by side in the open-air cockpit amidships, the hull tapers towards the stern and is finally covered by a round vertical fin and a low level.

Naval Aircraft Factory N3N (Yellow Peril) Specification

Basics

Years in Service

1936

Origins

United States

Status

retirement

does not work.

Crew

2

Production

997

Manufacturer

Naval Aircraft Facility (NAF) - United States

Carrier

United States

Roles

Training (General)

Develop the ability to become a dedicated student pilot instructor (usually under the supervision of an instructor).

Training (Basic)

For aerial training, covering the basics of flight, general handling, take-off/landing maneuvers, etc.

Notable Features

Strong Aircraft Frame

The inherent ability of the airframe to take significant damage.

High-speed performance

Can accelerate to higher speeds than the average aircraft at the time.

High performance

The ability to fly and operate at higher altitudes than the average aircraft of the day.

Extended Range Performance

Ability to travel long distances using on-board fuel supplies.

Super performance

The design covers the three key performance categories of speed, altitude and range.

Operation Lakes

Able to operate over the ocean and survive certain harsh marine environments.

Dimensions and Weight

Length

25.5 feet

(7.77m)

Width/span

34. 0 feet

(10.35m)

Height

10.8 feet

(3.30m)

Cured weight

2,094 lbs

(950kg)

MTOW

2,789 lbs

(1,265 kg)

Wgt Difference

+694 lbs

(+315kg)

Main surface structure

wings/up/down/straight

Biplane

The design features a biplane wing arrangement with one main plane element on top of the other. Biplanes have improved agility at the expense of increased drag.

up and down

Two main aircraft configurations where elements are stacked and positioned at different points on the fuselage.

Straight

Floor plans involve the use of simple, straight main plan elements.

(Structural descriptors refer to Naval Aircraft Yard N3N-3 production variants)

Performance

Installed:

1 x Wright R-760-2 "Whirlwind" 235 hp, air-cooled, radial piston engine, driving a twin-blade propeller unit on the nose.

Maximum speed

127 km/h

(205 km/h | 111 knots)

Cruising speed

109 km/h

(175 km/h | 94 knots)

Maximum speed difference

+19 km/h

(+30 km/h | 16 kn)

Maximum

15,207 feet

(4,635 m | 3 km)

Area

469 km

(755 km | 1,398 nautical miles)

rate of climb

900 ft/min

(274 m/min)

Range (MPH) Subsonic: <614mph | Transonic: 614-921 | Supersonic: 921-3836 | Hypersonic: 3836-7673 | Hypersonic: 7673-19180 | Reentry: > 19030

Armor

None.

VARIANTS

N3N - The name of the base series. X3N3-1 - Original one-off prototype mold. XN3N-2 - One-off prototype powered by a 240 hp Wright R-760-96 radial. XN3N-3 - One-off prototype from N3N-1 inventory. N3N-1 - Original production model; equipped with 220 hp Wright J-5 radial engine; 179 units built.

N3N-3 - Final production model powered by 235 hp Wright R-760-2 Whirlwind 7 Series radial; 816 units built.