The Bellanca SE was an American carrier-based scout monoplane designed and built for the
United States Navy
The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare, maritime military branch, service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is the world's most powerful navy with the largest Displacement (ship), displacement, at 4.5 millio ...
by the
Bellanca Aircraft Company
AviaBellanca Aircraft Corporation was an American aircraft design and manufacturing company. Prior to 1983, it was known as the Bellanca Aircraft Company. The company was founded in 1927 by Giuseppe Mario Bellanca, although it was preceded by p ...
.
Variants
;XSE-1
:The XSE-1, of 1932, was a two-seat high-wing cabin monoplane with folding wings, 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 Uni ...
F radial engine.
It was not ordered into production and only one prototype (''A-9186'') was built, which crashed before delivery.
;XSE-2
:The XSE-1 was re-designed with stronger structure, larger fin and powered by a
Wright R-1510 14-cylinder 2-row radial engine. It re-used the serial number of the destroyed XSE-1.
Specifications
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1930s United States military reconnaissance aircraft
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Aircraft first flown in 1932