Consolidated

Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer

Maritime patrol

  • First flight1943
  • Introduction1943
  • StatusRetired
  • Number built739
Technical data

Specifications

01

Crew & dimensions

Crew
11: two pilots, navigator, bombardier, five gunners, two radio operators
Length
22.73 m (74 ft 7 in)
Wingspan
33.53 m (110 ft)
Height
30 ft 1 in
02

Performance

Maximum speed
247 mph
Range
2,630 mi
Service ceiling
21,000 ft
03

Powerplant

Powerplant
4 × Pratt & Whitney R-1830-94 radial engines (1,350 hp)
04

Armament

Armament
Guns: 12 ×.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns in six turrets; Bombs: Up to 8000 lb of bombs, mines, or torpedoes

Engines 1

R-1830 R-1830 Piston engines Pratt & Whitney R-1830 Twin Wasp Twin-row radial engine built in very large numbers during the Second World War. Pratt & Whitney · United States→