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REPUBLIC XP-72
1944
 
FIGHTER/INTERCEPTOR - PROJECT
 
     
 
 
DATA
 
 
REPUBLIC XP-72
 
CLASSIFICATION
CLASS :
 FIGHTER/INTERCEPTOR - PROJECT
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN :
 UNITED STATES
MANUFACTURER :
 REPUBLIC AVIATION CORPORATION
FIRST FLIGHT :
 FEBRUARY 2, 1944
SERVICE DELIVERY :
 NONE
NUMBER BUILT :
 2
   
SPECIFICATION
SPAN :
 40 ft 11 in (12.47 m)
LENGTH :
 36 ft 7 in (11.15 m)
HEIGHT :
 16 ft 0 in (4.87 m)
WING AREA :
 300 sq ft (27.87 m/sq)
WEIGHT EMPTY :
 11,475 lbs (5205 kg)
WEIGHT LOADED :
 14,414 lbs (6538 kg)
WEIGHT MAX :
 17,492 lbs (7934 kg)
POWER PLANT :
 1 x Pratt & Whitney R-4360-13 Wasp Major 28-Cylinder Radial Piston
 
 Engine, Rated at 3,450 hp
ARMAMENT :
 4 x 20mm Cannons or 6 x .50-cal Browning Machine Guns
BOMB LOAD :
 2,000 lbs (907 kg) of Bombs
CREW :
 1 - Pilot
   
PERFORMANCE
MAXIMUM SPEED :
 490 mph (789 km/h) at 25,000 ft (7620 m);
CRUISING SPEED :
 300 mph (483 km/h)
LANDING SPEED :
 104 mph (167 km/h)
CLIMB RATE :
 To 20,000 ft (6096 m) in 5 min
RANGE :
 1,200 miles (1931 km); 1,330 miles (2140 km) Max
SERVICE CEILING :
 42,000 ft (12802 m)
 
 
 
 
 
 
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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