Naval Aircraft Factory XN5N

XN5N
The Naval Aircraft Factory XN5N-1 in 1941
General information
Type	Trainer
Manufacturer	Naval Aircraft Factory
Number built	1
History
First flight	15 February 1941
Retired	1947

The XN5N-1 in 1941

The XN5N-1 late in the war

The Naval Aircraft Factory XN5N was a prototype United States monoplane trainer aircraft produced by the Naval Aircraft Factory in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1941. A single prototype was built and evaluated. ^[1]

The type was not placed in production.

Specifications (XN5N-1)

Data from Aerofiles : Naval Aircraft Factory ^[2]

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 30 ft 5 in (9.27 m)
• Wingspan: 42 ft 0 in (12.8 m)
• Powerplant: 1 × Wright R-760 seven-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 350 hp (260 kW)
• Propellers: 2-bladed variable-pitch propeller

Performance

• Maximum speed: 137 mph (220 km/h, 119 kn)
• Service ceiling: 13,900 ft (4,200 m)

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

• North American NA-35
• Timm N2T Tutor
• Vultee BT-13 Valiant

References

1. "US Navy and US Marine Corps BuNos--Second Series (0001 to 5029)". www.joebaugher.com. Archived from the original on 23 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
2. Eckland, K.O. "American airplanes: Naval Aircraft Factory". aerofiles.com. Retrieved 22 June 2020.

External links

Media related to Naval Aircraft Factory N5N at Wikimedia Commons