Naval Aircraft Factory N3N
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The Naval Aircraft Factory N3N is an American tandem-seat, open cockpit, primary training biplane aircraft built by the Naval Aircraft Factory in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, during the 1930s and early
US Marine Corps N3N-3 over Parris Island, 1942
NAF N3N-3 flown privately in Florida in 1972
N3N production in 1937
US Marine Corps N3N-3, 1942.
Wright R-760 Whirlwind
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The Wright R-760 Whirlwind was a series of seven-cylinder air-cooled radial aircraft engines built by the Wright Aeronautical division of Curtiss-Wright. These engines had a displacement of 756 in³ an
Naval Aircraft Factory N3N
…Wright J-5 radial engine. An order for 179 production aircraft was received. Near the end of the first production run the engine was replaced with the Wright R-760-2 Whirlwind radial. The aircraft is constructed using Alcoa's extruded aluminum, with bolts and rivets, rather than the more common welded steel tubing…
Female mechanic working on the R-760 engine of a U.S. Navy N3N trainer in October 1942