NEVER - Prototype finished in August 1945. Project canceled 1949
SERVICE DELIVERY :
NONE
NUMBER BUILT :
2
SPECIFICATION
SPAN :
32 ft 6 in (9.91 m)
LENGTH :
28 ft 7 in (8.73 m)
HEIGHT :
14 ft 9 in (4.50 m)
WING AREA :
475 sq ft (44.2 m sq)
WING LOADING :
35 lb/ft sq (172 kg/m sq)
POWER LOADING :
0.16 hp/lb (0.27 kW/kg)
ASPECT RATIO :
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WEIGHT EMPTY :
13,107 lb (5,958 kg)
WEIGHT LOADED :
16,722 lb (7,600 kg)
WEIGHT MAX :
18,772 lb (8,533 kg)
ARMAMENT :
6 x .50 Machine Guns or 4 x 20 mm Cannons
PAYLOAD :
2,000 lbs (907 kg) bombs
POWER PLANT :
2 x Pratt & Whitney R-2000-7 Radial Engines, Rated at 1,350 hp
(1,007 kW) each
CREW :
1
PERFORMANCE
MAXIMUM SPEED :
425 mph (684 km/h); 366 mph (589 km/h) Max at Sea Level
CRUISING SPEED :
202 mph (325 km/h)
LANDING SPEED :
40 mph (64 km/h)
CLIMB RATE :
3,590 ft/min (1094 m)
RANGE :
710 miles (1143 km)
SERVICE CEILING :
34,500 ft (10516 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.
