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Grumman, the aircraft received the official designation XSBF-1 by the Navy,
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Gillies—flew for the first time on December 24, 1935. Following initial testing, which found the aircraft to be reasonably faultless, the XSBF-1 was delivered to the U.S. Navy for evaluation in competition with two other biplanes submitted to the 1934 specification, the
156:" fighter, the aircraft was developed at a time when the biplane was giving way to the monoplane. In competition against other aircraft it proved to possess inferior performance in its intended role, and did not enter production. The sole prototype went on to serve as a
276:. The evaluation showed that the design from Curtiss was superior to the Grumman and Great Lakes designs, and an order was placed for the Curtiss type, designated SBC-3 Helldiver in service, in August 1936.
235:; the prototype carried only a single gun. A single .30 in weapon was fitted in the rear cockpit for defense, and one 500 lb (230 kg) bomb to be carried in a launching cradle under the
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worth returning to flight status, and the aircraft was officially stricken from the Navy inventory in July 1939.
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900:. Aircraft In Action. Vol. 122. Carrollton, TX: Squadron/Signal Publications.
881:. Aircraft In Action. Vol. 150. Carrollton, TX: Squadron/Signal Publications.
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Langley Aeronautical Laboratory, 1917-1958
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1017:. Champaign, IL: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Archived from
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272:. Unusually for biplanes, all three types possessed retractable
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283:, where it had been tested, for use as a liaison aircraft and
972:"Duplications in U.S. Military Aircraft Designation Series"
571:
List of United States Navy aircraft designations (pre-1962)
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Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909
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Grumman's successful "
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19:For the other aircraft designated SBF-1, see
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192:. Grumman, having successfully provided the
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496:1 Ă— .30 in (7.62 mm) machine gun in cowling
289:National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
214:Pratt & Whitney R-1535 Twin Wasp Junior
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160:, as well as being used in experiments by
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471:688 mi (1,107 km, 598 nmi)
453:215 mph (346 km/h, 187 kn)
1039:. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press.
287:. In addition, the XSBF was used by the
136:, also known by the company designation
1015:"The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage"
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465:525 mi (845 km, 456 nmi)
459:67 mph (108 km/h, 58 kn)
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200:fighters to the Navy, along with the
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970:Heyman, Jos; Andreas Parsch (2004).
3713:1930s United States attack aircraft
1036:Dive Bomber! An Illustrated History
989:American Attack Aircraft Since 1926
370:34 ft 6 in (10.52 m)
879:Grumman Biplane Fighters in action
382:11 ft 3 in (3.43 m)
376:31 ft 6 in (9.60 m)
364:25 ft 9 in (7.85 m)
14:
924:. London: Conway Maritime Press.
415:130 US gal (490 L)
795:, Aerofiles. Accessed 2011-01-18
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3718:Single-engined tractor aircraft
388:310 sq ft (29 m)
505:Up to 500 pounds (230 kg)
172:In late 1934, the U.S. Navy's
1:
1033:Smith, Peter Charles (1982).
477:26,000 ft (7,900 m)
409:5,002 lb (2,269 kg)
403:3,395 lb (1,540 kg)
3733:Aircraft first flown in 1936
2968:scout aircraft designations
860:Curtiss Aircraft, 1907-1947
428:, 650 hp (480 kW)
293:Langley Research Laboratory
281:Naval Air Station Anacostia
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1094:Aviation Enthusiast Corner
303:produced under license by
140:, was an American biplane
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945:Hansen, James R. (1987).
898:SB2U Vindicator in action
877:Dann, Richard S. (1996).
858:Bowers, Peter M. (1979).
35:
3413:Canadian Car and Foundry
1100:"List of Design Numbers"
1013:Lednicer, David (2010).
222:variable-pitch propeller
1068:. New York: Doubleday.
349:General characteristics
338:Specifications (XSBF-1)
3728:Carrier-based aircraft
3529:Naval Aircraft Factory
3367:Naval Aircraft Factory
1064:American Combat Planes
986:Johnson, E.R. (2008).
817:Andrade, John (1979).
731:Heyman and Parsch 2004
628:Vought SB2U Vindicator
604:Douglas TBD Devastator
358:2 (pilot and observer)
259:The XSBF-1—piloted by
168:Design and development
21:Curtiss SB2C Helldiver
624:Douglas SBD Dauntless
600:Curtiss SBC Helldiver
549:Curtiss SBC Helldiver
174:Bureau of Aeronautics
1060:Wagner, Roy (1968).
862:. New York: Putnam.
756:Friedman 1981, p.43.
747:Johnson 2008, p.304.
707:Andrade 1979, p.222.
698:Friedman 1981, p.44.
126:Crashed, 25 May 1939
2600:Apollo Lunar Module
839:(October 5, 2009).
774:Bowers 1979, p.430.
765:Hansen 1987, p.488.
719:Johnson 2008, p.302
531:Related development
255:Operational history
45:General information
3688:Sequence restarted
2481:Utility/Transports
896:Doll, Tom (1992).
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305:Fairchild Aircraft
150:United States Navy
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1075:978-0-385-04134-8
1046:978-0-87021-930-6
931:978-0-85177-216-5
921:Carrier Air Power
869:978-0-370-10029-6
689:Smith 1982, p.38.
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2718:Cougar
2693:Ag Cat
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2593:Others
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