| Manufacturer |
Douglas Aircraft Corporation |
Bristol Aeroplane Company |
| Description |
The Douglas XP3D was a prototype American patrol flying boat of the 1930s. |
The Bristol Bombay was a British troop transport aircraft adaptable for use as a medium bomber flown by the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War. |
| First Flight |
1935-02-06 |
1935-06-23 |
| Entry Into service |
|
1939-01-01 |
| Service End |
|
1944-01-01 |
| Designer |
Douglas Aircraft Corporation |
Bristol Aeroplane Company |
| Type |
|
Transport aircraft |
| Length (m) |
21.0312 |
21.0312 |
| Height (m) |
6.7056 |
5.7912 |
| Cockpit Crew |
5 |
3 |
| Max Seating |
|
24 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
294.51 |
308.994 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
|
257.495 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
5760.72 |
|
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
|
3.81 |
| Armament |
3× 0.30 in Browning machine guns in nose turret and hull hatches; 3000 lb of bombs |
2 × 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers K machine guns in both manually-operated nose and tail turrets.; 2,000 lb (907 kg) as 8 × 250 lb (113 kg) bombs on underfuselage racks |
| Capacity Description |
|
24 armed troops or 10 stretchers |
| National Origin |
United States of America |
United Kingdom |
| Number Built |
1 |
51 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Pratt & Whitney R-1830-64 Twin Wasp 14-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 671 kW (900 hp) each |
2 × Bristol Pegasus XXII 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 753 kW (1010 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
US Navy |
Royal Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_XP3D |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Bombay |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
28.956 |
28.956 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
120.3094 |
124.4901 |
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |