Bellanca SE

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Bellanca XSE-2
RoleCarrier-based scout monoplane
National originUnited States
Manufacturer Bellanca
First flight1932
Number built1

The Bellanca SE was an American carrier-based scout monoplane designed and built for the United States Navy by the Bellanca Aircraft Company. [1]

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A side view of the XSE-2

Variants

XSE-1

The XSE-1, of 1932, was a two-seat high-wing cabin monoplane with folding wings, powered by a 650 hp (485 kW) Wright R-1820F radial engine. [2] It was not ordered into production and only one prototype (A-9186) was built, which crashed before delivery. [1]

XSE-2
The XSE-1 was re-designed with stronger structure, larger fin and powered by a Wright R-1510 14-cylinder 2-row radial engine. Reportedly re-used the serial number of the destroyed XSE-1. [3]

Specifications

Data fromaerofiles.com [2]

General characteristics

Performance

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References

Notes

  1. 1 2 Andrade 1979, p. 220
  2. 1 2 "Bellanca". www.aerofiles.com. 30 March 2009. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
  3. Eckland, K.O. "Bellanca". aerofiles. Retrieved 16 May 2017.

Bibliography

  • Andrade, John (1979). U.S.Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909. Midland Counties Publications. ISBN   0-904597-22-9.