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MCDONNELL XP-67 MOONBAT
1944
 
FIGHTER/INTERCEPTOR - PROTOTYPE
 
     
 
 
DATA
 
 
MCDONNELL XP-67 MOONBAT
 
CLASSIFICATION
CLASS :
 FIGHTER/INTERCEPTOR - PROTOTYPE
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN :
 UNITED STATES
MANUFACTURER :
 MCDONNELL AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
FIRST FLIGHT :
 JANUARY 6, 1944
SERVICE DELIVERY :
 NONE
NUMBER BUILT :
 1
   
SPECIFICATION
SPAN :
 55 ft 0 in (16.76 m)
LENGTH :
 44 ft 9-1/4 in (13.63 m)
HEIGHT :
 15 ft 9 in (4.8 m)
WING AREA :
 414 sq ft (38.46 m/sq)
WEIGHT EMPTY :
 17,745 lbs (8049 kg)
WEIGHT LOADED :
 23,114 lbs (10485 kg)
WEIGHT MAX :
 25,400 lbs (11521 kg)
POWER PLANT :
 2 x Continental X1-1430-17/19 Turbo-Supercharged Piston Engines,
 
 Rated at 1,350 hp
ARMAMENT :
 6 x 37mm Cannon and 2 x 37mm Cannons
BOMB LOAD :
 --
CREW :
 1 - Pilot
   
PERFORMANCE
MAXIMUM SPEED :
 405 mph (652 km/h) at 25,000 ft (7620 m);
CRUISING SPEED :
 270 mph (435 km/h)
LANDING SPEED :
 93 mph (150 km/h)
CLIMB RATE :
 To 25,000 ft (6096 m) in 17 min; 2,600 ft/min (792 m/min)
RANGE :
 2,384 miles (3837 km) Max
SERVICE CEILING :
 37,400 ft (11400 m); 38,000 (11582 m) Absolute Ceiling
 
 
 
 
 
 
REFERENCES
 
 

Angelucci, Enzo; Bowers, Peter. The American Fighter - The Definitive Guide To American Fighter Aircraft From 1917 to the Present. New York: Orion Books. 1985. ISBN 0-517-56588-9.

 
 
     
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