| R2Y Liberator Liner | |
|---|---|
 A Consolidated R2Y-1 in Navy markings. | |
| General information | |
| Type | Prototypemilitary transport aircraft and Prototypecargo aircraft |
| Manufacturer | Consolidated Aircraft |
| Status | Experimental |
| Primary users | United States Navy |
| Number built | 1 |
| History | |
| First flight | 15 April 1944 |
| Developed from | Consolidated B-24 Liberator |
TheConsolidated R2Y "Liberator Liner" (ConsolidatedModel 39) was an airliner derivative of theB-24 Liberator built for theUnited States Navy byConsolidated Aircraft.
The XR2Y-1, as the singleprototype was known in Navy service, used thehigh-aspectwing andtricycle landing gear of theLiberator. Thefuselage was an entirely new design, and thevertical stabilizer was taken from thePB4Y Privateer.[1] The final design looked much like a smaller, high-wingBoeing B-29 Superfortress, but with windows for passengers.
The aircraft was meant to carry passengers or cargo to distant Navy bases, but after a brief evaluation the prototype was demilitarized in the mid-1940s, returned to Convair, and leased toAmerican Airlines as afreighter with the name "City of Salinas".[2]
Data from Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War II[1]
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