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The aircraft also suffered from engine problems, however, that were not so easily cured; the Ranger engine was well known for unreliability, and was particularly prone to overheating problems that were never satisfactorily solved. The aircraft's original XV-770-4 engine was replaced by a XV-770-6,
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1440, the XSO2U-1 flew for the first time, as a landplane, in July 1939; its first flight as a seaplane took place that
December. Flight testing of the SO2U showed that the aircraft lacked directional stability; the addition of a large
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Kingfisher, and differed in the attachment method used by its single-float landing gear. In addition, the
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fighter. As a result, the XSO3C was declared the winner of the contract, and was ordered into production. Named
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with a repositioned oil cooler, during flight testing; despite this, the problems continued.
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Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present
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184:. The Vought design, designated Model 403 by the company, was similar to the company's
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641:. Aircraft In Action. Vol. 119. Carrollton, TX: Squadron/Signal Publications.
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704:. War Planes of the Second World War. Vol. 6. New York: Doubleday.
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competition, the XSO2U-1 was used as a general utility aircraft and
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Designs were submitted in response to the Navy's specifications by
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Historic Naval
Aircraft: from the pages of Naval History Magazine
661:"US Navy and US Marine Corps BuNos, Second Series (0001 to 5029)"
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in service as a scout aboard cruisers, it proved superior to the
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List of United States Navy aircraft designations (pre-1962)
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1930s United States military reconnaissance aircraft
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Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
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419:128 US gallons (480 L; 107 imp gal)
134:during the late 1930s. Intended to replace the
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748:Vought XSO2U-1 at Aviation Enthusiast Corner.
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232:, and could be fitted with a single bomb or
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548:List of flying boats and floatplanes
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389:38 ft 2 in (11.63 m)
383:36 ft 1 in (11.00 m)
354:The XSO2U-1 on wheeled landing gear
14:
500:
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244:. Gun armament consisted of two
29:
3260:Single-engined tractor aircraft
401:300 sq ft (28 m)
158:roles. Intended to replace the
16:American observation floatplane
1:
725:. Dulles, VA: Brassey's Inc.
463:22,200 ft (6,800 m)
413:5,624 lb (2,551 kg)
407:4,016 lb (1,822 kg)
3275:Aircraft first flown in 1939
122:was an American observation
2510:scout aircraft designations
680:Curtiss Aircraft, 1907-1947
432:, 450 hp (340 kW)
3291:
204:in a squared-off cowling.
154:in the reconnaissance and
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678:Bowers, Peter M. (1979).
639:OS2U Kingfisher in action
362:OS2U Kingfisher in action
304:Ranger Engine Corporation
294:Following the end of the
28:
23:
2955:Canadian Car and Foundry
481:M2 Browning machine guns
346:Specifications (XSO2U-1)
310:lightweight fighter and
717:Polmar, Norman (2004).
368:General characteristics
3071:Naval Aircraft Factory
2909:Naval Aircraft Factory
659:(September 18, 2010).
531:Vought OS2U Kingfisher
377:2 (pilot and observer)
355:
242:anti-submarine warfare
146:Design and development
41:Observation floatplane
353:
682:. New York: Putnam.
526:Curtiss SO3C Seagull
637:Adcock, Al (1991).
623:Polmar 2004, p.117.
614:Bowers 1979, p.419.
521:Curtiss SOC Seagull
411:Max takeoff weight:
259:Operational history
220:Grumman TBF Avenger
136:Curtiss SOC Seagull
3230:Sequence restarted
596:Green 1967, p.162.
587:Adcock 1991, p.44.
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340:United States Navy
132:United States Navy
89:United States Navy
85:Primary user
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689:978-0-370-10029-6
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