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Description
| Manufacturer: | Convair | |
| Base model: | P5Y | |
| Designation: | XP5Y | |
| Version: | -1 | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Navy / Marines | |
| Designation Period: | 1923-1962 | |
| Basic role: | Patrol | |
| Status: | Experimental | |
Specifications
| Not Yet Available |
Known serial numbers
Recent comments by our visitors
| EDGAR T. JOHNSTON LA MESA, CA | I STARTED WORK FOR CONVAIR ON THE B-36 PROGRAM AS A RADAR ELECTRONIC TECHNICIAN. FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME I WAS ASSIGNED TO THE XP5Y PROGRAM ON THE GUN CONTROL SYSTEM. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A FINE SYSTEM BUT IT SEEMS THAT SOME OF THE CONTRACTORS PRODUCING IT DID NOT TALK TO EACH OTHER. CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE SYSTEM. AT INSTALLATION AND CHECKOUT, I GOT MOST OF THE SYSTEMS TO WORK INDIVIDUALLY BUT THEY WOULD NOT WORK AS AN INTEGRETED SYSTEM. I SPENT MANY HOURS WITH THE THE BOAT IN BLDG 5 BUT EVENTUALLY MOVED BACK TO THE B-36 RADAR SYSTEM. 06/15/2006 @ 16:29 [ref: 13527] |
