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VULTEE XP-54 (MODEL V-84) SWOOSE GOOSE
1943
 
FIGHTER - PROJECT
 
     
 
 
DATA
 
 
VULTEE XP-54 (MODEL V-84) SWOOSE GOOSE
 
CLASSIFICATION
CLASS :
 FIGHTER - PROJECT
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN :
 UNITED STATES
MANUFACTURER :
 VULTEE AIRCRAFT, INC
FIRST FLIGHT :
 JANUARY 15, 1943
SERVICE DELIVERY :
 NONE
NUMBER BUILT :
 2
   
SPECIFICATION
SPAN :
 53 ft 10 in (16.40 m)
LENGTH :
 54 ft 9 in (16.68 m)
HEIGHT :
 14 ft 6 in (4.41 m)
WING AREA :
 456 sq ft (42.36 m/sq)
WEIGHT EMPTY :
 15,262 lbs (6923 kg)
WEIGHT LOADED :
 18,233 lbs (8270 kg)
WEIGHT MAX :
 19,335 lbs (8770 kg)
POWER PLANT :
 1 x Lycoming XH-2470-1 Turbo-Supercharged Liquid-Cooled Piston
 
 Engine, Rated at 2,300 hp
ARMAMENT :
 2 x 37mm T-12/T-13 cannon and 2 × .50 cal M2 Browning Machine
 
 Guns Housed in Nose
BOMB LOAD :
 --
CREW :
 1 - Pilot
   
PERFORMANCE
MAXIMUM SPEED :
 290 mph (467 km/h) at Sea Level;
 
 381 mph (613 km/h) at 28,500 ft (8687 m)
CRUISING SPEED :
 328 mph (528 km/h)
LANDING SPEED :
 110 mph (177 km/h)
CLIMB RATE :
 To 26,000 ft (6096 m) in 17.3 min
RANGE :
 500 miles (805 km); 850 miles (1368 km) Max
SERVICE CEILING :
 37,000 ft (11278 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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