Great Lakes XTBG

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XTBG-1
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RoleTorpedo bomber
Manufacturer Great Lakes Aircraft Company
Primary user United States Navy
Number built1

The Great Lakes XTBG-1 was an American prototype torpedo bomber, intended for service in the United States Navy as part of that service's plan to modernise its aerial striking force in the mid-1930s. The XTBG-1 was outperformed by the competing TBD Devastator, however, in addition to having instability problems [1] and only a single prototype of the three-seat design was constructed during 1935. [2]

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Design

Featuring retractable landing gear and a fully enclosed weapons bay for its torpedo, the XTBG-1 had the unusual feature of the torpedo-aimer seated forward of the wing, in a small, enclosed compartment. [3]

Specifications (XTBG-1)

Data from Aero-web [4]

General characteristics

Performance

Armament
1 x air-droppable torpedo in an internal weapons bay

See also

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References

  1. Douglas TBD-1 Devastator Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine , Underwater Admiralty Sciences
  2. Swanborough, Gordon (1990). United States Navy Aircraft since 1911. Putnam Aeronautical Books. ISBN   0-87021-792-5.
  3. Doll, Tom (1992). SB2U Vindicator in action. Aircraft Number 122. Carrollton, Texas: Squadron/Signal Publications. p. 4. ISBN   0-89747-274-8.
  4. Great Lakes XTBG-1 Avenger Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine , Aero-web.org