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FISHER XP-75A
1944
 
FIGHTER/ESCORT - PROTOTYPE
  
     
 
 
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FISHER XP-75A
 
CLASSIFICATION
CLASS :
 FIGHTER/ESCORT - PROTOTYPE
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN :
 UNITED STATES
MANUFACTURER :
 FISHER (DIVISION OF GENERAL MOTORS)
FIRST FLIGHT :
 SEPTEMBER 15, 1944
SERVICE DELIVERY :
 NONE
NUMBER BUILT :
 6
   
SPECIFICATION
SPAN :
 49 ft. 1 in (14.96 m)
LENGTH :
 41 ft. 6 in (12.64 m)
HEIGHT :
 15 ft. 6in.
WING AREA :
 342 sq ft (31.77 m sq)
WEIGHT EMPTY :
 11,255 lbs (5105 kg)
WEIGHT LOADED :
 17,815 lbs (8081 kg)
WEIGHT MAX :
 19,420 lbs (8809 kg)
ARMAMENT :
 10 x .50 cal Machine Guns - (4 x .50 Machine Guns in Nose,
 
 6 x .50-cal Machine Guns in Wing)
BOMB LOAD :
 1,000 lbs (454 kg)
POWER PLANT :
 One Allison V-3420-23 24-cylinder Liquid-Cooled Engine,
 
 2,600 hp
CREW :
 1 - Pilot
   
PERFORMANCE
MAXIMUM SPEED :
 404 mph (650 km/h) at 20,000 ft (6096 m)
CRUISING SPEED :
 250 mph (402 km/h)
LANDING SPEED :
 87 mph (140 km/h)
CLIMB RATE :
 20,000 ft (6096 m) in 5.8 min;
RANGE :
 2,050 miles (3299 km); 3,500 miles (5633 km) Max
SERVICE CEILING :
 36,400 ft (11095 m); 38,000 ft (11582 m) Absolute Ceiling
 
 
 
 
REFERENCES
  
 

Gunston, Bill. The Illustrated Directory of Fighting Aircraft of World War II. New York: Prentice Hall Press. 1988. ISBN 0-13-450454-2.

McDowell, Ernest R. B-25 Mitchell In Action. Texas: Squadron/Signal Publications, Inc. 1978. ISBN 0-89747-033-8.

Gunston, Bill. JANE'S Fighting Aircraft of World War II. New Jersey: Crescent Books, 1992. ISBN 0-517-67964-7.

Wagner, Raymond. American Combat Planes, Third Enlarged Edition New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1982. ISBN 0-385-13120-8.

  
 
     
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