Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one aircraft design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the Northrop P-61B Black Widow Night Fighter / Reconnaissance Aircraft.
2 x Pratt & Whitney R-2800-65 Double-Wasp 18-cylinder radial piston engines developing 2,000 horsepower each and driving four-bladed propeller units.
Propulsion
366 mph
589 kph | 318 kts
Max Speed
33,005 ft
10,060 m | 6 miles
Service Ceiling
1,350 miles
2,172 km | 1,173 nm
Operational Range
2,090 ft/min
637 m/min
Rate-of-Climb