Naval Aircraft Factory TG
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| name=Naval Aircraft Factory TG | image=Naval Aircraft Factory TG-2.jpg | caption= }}{{Infobox Aircraft Type | type=Seaplane gunnery trainer | national origin=United States | manufacturer=Naval Aircraft Factory | designer= | first flight=1922 | introduced= | retired= | status= | primary user=United States Navy | number built=5 | developed from= | variants with their own articles= }} |
The Naval Aircraft Factory TG were a series of prototype seaplanes for gunnery training designed and built by the United States Navy's Naval Aircraft Factory.
Development
The TG was an equal-span biplane with tandem open cockpits. It had a large central float with a smaller stabilizing float underneath each wingtip. Five were built for evaluation designated TG-1, TG-2, TG-3, TG-4 and TG-5 and were generally similar. The TG-1, TG-3 and TG-4 had internal fuselage fuel tanks and the TG-2 and TG-5 had fuel tanks inside the central float.
Variants
;TG-1
:Powered by a 200hp (149kW) Liberty engine, one built.
;TG-2
:Powered by a 200hp (149kW) Liberty engine, one built.
;TG-3
:Powered by a 200hp (149kW) Aeromarine T-6 engine, one built.
;TG-4
:Powered by a 200hp (149kW) Aeromarine T-6 engine, one built.
;TG-5
:Powered by a 180hp (134kW) Wright-Hispano E-4 engine, one built.
Operator
;{{USA}}
Specifications (TG-2)
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|prime units? = imp
|crew=2 (pilot and trainee)
|length m=9.14
|length ft=30
|length in=0
|span m=10.97
|span ft=36
|span in=0
|wing area sqm=31.58
|empty weight kg=1089
|gross weight kg=1359
|gross weight lb=2996
|eng1 number=1
|eng1 name=Liberty piston engine
|eng1 kw=149
|eng1 hp=200
|max speed kmh=156
|max speed mph=97
|cruise speed kmh=125
|ceiling m=4000
|armament = *1x7.62mm MG
}}
See also
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References
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- {{cite book |last= Taylor |first= Michael J. H. |title=Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation |year=1989 |publisher=Studio Editions |location=London }}
- {{cite book |title= The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982–1985)|publisher= Orbis Publishing}}
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Category:1920s United States military trainer aircraft