The Great Lakes XTBG-1 was an American prototype torpedo bomber, intended for service in the United States Navy as part of that service's plan to modernise its aerial striking force in the mid-1930s. The XTBG-1 was outperformed by the competing TBD Devastator, however, in addition to having instability problems and only a single prototype of the three-seat design was constructed during 1935.
== Design == Featuring retractable landing gear and a fully enclosed weapons bay for its torpedo, the XTBG-1 had the unusual feature of the torpedo-aimer seated forward of the wing, in a small, enclosed compartment.
== Specifications (XTBG-1) == Data from Aero-web General characteristics Crew: 3 Length: 34 ft 9 in (10.6 m) Wingspan: 42 ft 0 in (12.8 m) Height: 15 ft 1 in (4.6 m) Gross weight: 9,313 lb (4,224 kg) Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-1830-60 Twin Wasp 14-cyl. twin row air-cooled radial piston engine, 800 hp (600 kW) Performance
Maximum speed: 185 mph (298 km/h, 161 kn) Service ceiling: 15,600 ft (4,800 m) Armament 1 x air-droppable torpedo in an internal weapons bay
See also
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
Brewster SBA Fairey Swordfish Great Lakes XB2G Grumman XSBF Hall XPTBH Northrop BT SB2U Vindicator TBD Devastator Vought XSB3U Yokosuka B4Y
Related lists
List of carrier-based aircraft List of United States Navy aircraft designations (pre-1962)