Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one aircraft design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the Hughes Model D-2 (XA-37) Heavy Fighter / Fighter-Bomber / Fast Reconnaissance Prototype.
ORIGINALLY: 2 x Wright XR-2160 Tornado engines; OFFICIAL: 2 x Pratt & Whitney R-2800-49 engines developing 2,000 horsepower each.
Propulsion
432 mph
696 kph | 376 kts
Max Speed
36,007 ft
10,975 m | 7 miles
Service Ceiling
1,000 miles
1,610 km | 869 nm
Operational Range
2,620 ft/min
799 m/min
Rate-of-Climb