The Bellanca XSOE was a prototype
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floatplane built for the United States Navy by the
Bellanca Aircraft Company. It was never accepted by the Navy and only the prototype was built.
The prototype was designated XSOE-1 by the United States Navy and it first flew in 1936.
The XSOE-1 was a single-float biplane with one additional float under each low wing. Powered by a
Wright R-1820
The Wright R-1820 Cyclone 9 is an American radial engine developed by Curtiss-Wright, widely used on aircraft in the 1930s through 1950s. It was produced under license in France as the Hispano-Suiza 9V or Hispano-Wright 9V, and in the Soviet Un ...
radial engine, it had an enclosed cabin for a crew of two.
Specifications (XSOE-1)
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1930s United States military reconnaissance aircraft
Floatplanes
Biplanes
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Aircraft first flown in 1936