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VOUGHT OS2U KINGFISHER
Specifications

Type: Capital ship based, catapult launched scout seaplane
Origin: Vought-Sikorsky
Crew: Two (Pilot & Observer/Gunner)
Model: OS2U-1, -2, -3, OS2N-1
First Flight: July 1938
Service Delivery: 1940
Final Delivery: 1942
Production: N/A
POWERPLANT:
Model: Pratt & Whitney R-985-4 Wasp Junior
Type: Radial aircooled engine
Number: One       Horsepower: 450 hp
DIMENSIONS:
Wing span: 35 ft. 11 in. (10.9m)
Length: 33 ft. 10 in. (10.3m)
Height: 15 ft. 2 in. (4.6m)
Wing Surface Area: 262 sq. ft. (24.34 m²)
   WEIGHTS:
Empty: 4,123 lb. (1,870 kg)
Maximum Take-Off: 6,000 lb (2,722 kg)
PERFORMANCE: OS2U-3
Maximum Speed: 164 mph at 5,500 ft.
Cruising Speed: 119 mph at 5,500 ft.
Climb Rate: N/A
Service Ceiling: 13,000 ft. (3,960 m)
Maximum Range: 805 miles (1,296 km)
ARMAMENT:
One .30 machine gun fixed forward.
One .30 machine gun in rear flexible mount.

BOMBLOAD:
Two 100 lb. (45 kg) bombs under lower wing.
Or
Two 325 lb. (146 kg) depth charges under lower wing.


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