BRAND and MODEL
VOUGHT SIKORSKY KINGFISHER
TYPE
Two-seat military scout and reconnaissance seaplane
ORIGIN
United States of America
ENGINE
One 336 kw (450 hp) Pratt & Whitney R-985-AN-2 Wasp Junior nine-cylinder radial air-cooled engine
SPECIFICATIONS(OS2U-3)
Wingspan: 10.97 m (35 ft 10⅞ in)
Length: 10.3 m (33 ft 10 in)
Height: 4.6 m (15 ft 1½ in)
Wing area: 24.3 m² (262 sq ft)
Max speed at 1,676 m (5,500 ft): 264 km/h (164 mph)
Max speed at sea level: 252 km/h (157 mph)
Economical cruising speed at 1,524 m (5,000 ft): 191 km/h (119 mph)
Time to 1,524 m (5,000 ft): 12.1 mins
Time to 3,048 m (10,000 ft): 29.1 mins
Service ceiling: 3,962 m (13,000 ft)
Normal range: 1,295 m (805 miles)
Max range with 782 litres (172 Imp gals) of fuel: 1,858 km (1,155 miles)
Empty weight: 1,870 kg (4,123 lb)
Loaded weight: 2,540 kg (5,600 lb)
PHOTO
airandspace.si.edu:Source of phothograph
