Edo OSE
| OSE | |
|---|---|
| |
| Role | Single-seat multirole floatplane |
| Manufacturer | Edo Aircraft Corporation |
| First flight | 1946 |
| Number built | 10 |
The Edo OSE was a 1940s American single-seat multi-role floatplane designed and manufactured by the Edo Aircraft Corporation.
Design and development
The Edo Aircraft Corporation was an established company that produced seaplane floats. In 1946, Edo designed its first aircraft, the Edo OSE. Two prototype aircraft (designated XOSE-1) were built and flown in 1946. The XOSE-1 was a single-seat low-wing cantilever monoplane with a single float and fixed wingtip stabilizing floats. The wings could be folded for shipboard storage. The aircraft was designed for a variety of roles including observation and anti-submarine patrols. Unusually, it was designed to carry a rescue cell on the underwing hardpoints, which would be capable of carrying a single person when used for air-sea rescue. Eight production aircraft (designated OSE-1) were built to a United States Navy order but none were accepted into service. A two-seat training conversion was carried out as the XTE-1, but productio TE-2 aircraft were cancelled.
Variants
- S2E-1
- Original designation for OSE and TE single seat floatplane scouts.
- OSE-1
- Prototypes and production single-seat aircraft re-designated from S2E-1, eight built, Bureau of Aeronautics (BuAer) numbers [75210 to 75217].
- XOSE-2
- Prototype two-seat floatplane scout aircraft, two converted from OSE-1, BuAer no.s [75214 and 75215].
- OSE-2
- Production two-seat floatplane scout aircraft, four aircraft were assigned BuAer numbers [75625 to 75628], but production was cancelled.
- XTE-1
- Two-seat floatplane trainer conversions from OSE-1, two aircraft converted from the XOSE-1 prototypes, BuAer no.s [75216 and 75217].
- TE-2
- Developed from the TE-1, four aircaft were assigned BuAer numbers [75629 to 75632], but production was cancelled.
Specifications (XOSE-1)
General characteristics
- Crew: One
Performance
See also
Related lists
References
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.
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