The Consolidated R2Y Liberator Liner / Consolidated Model 39 was an airliner derivative of the B-24 Liberator built for the United States Navy by Consolidated Aircraft.
The XR2Y-1, as the single prototype was known in Navy service, used the high-aspect wing and tricycle landing gear of the Liberator.
The fuselage was an entirely new design, and the vertical stabilizer was taken from the PB4Y Privateer.
The final design looked much like a smaller, high wing Boeing B-29 Superfortress, but with windows for passengers.
Specifications
Crew
Varied
Capacity
48 passengers
Baggage
1,200 lb (550 kg) of mail
12,000 lb (5,500 kg) of cargo
(After refit)
Length
90 ft 0 in (27.45 m)
Wingspan
110 ft 0 in (33.55 m)
Airfoil
Davis
(22% at root to 9.3% at wingtip)
Gross weight
56,000 lb (25,000 kg)
Max take-off weight
64,000 lb (29,000 kg)
Powerplant
4 × Pratt & Whitney R-1830-94 radial engines, 1,200 hp (900 kW) each
Performance
Cruise speed
240 mph (380 km/h, 210 kn)
Range
4,000 mi (6,400 km, 3,500 nmi) at 200 mph (322 km/h).
