The Boeing XP3B-1 (company designation Model 466) was a proposed patrol aircraft, developed by Boeing for use by the United States Navy in the late 1940s.^[1] It was planned to be powered by two Allison T40 turboprops driving contra-rotating propellers, and utilized tandem landing gear. The project was cancelled before any aircraft were built.^[2]

Specifications

Data from Bowers^[1]

General characteristics

• Length: 108 ft 11 in (33.20 m)
• Wingspan: 125 ft (38 m)
• Height: 32 ft 10 in (10.01 m)
• Wing area: 1,400 sq ft (130 m²)
• Empty weight: 66,000 lb (29,937 kg)
• Gross weight: 127,000 lb (57,606 kg)
• Powerplant: 2 × Allison T40-A-2 turboprops, 5,200 shp (3,900 kW) each
• Propellers: 6-bladed, 17 ft (5.2 m) diameter

Performance

• Maximum speed: 395 kn (454 mph, 731 km/h)
• Range: 4,497 nmi (5,175 mi, 8,328 km)