Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one aircraft design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the Boeing XF8B-1 Carrier-Based Long-Range Fighter Prototype.
1 x Pratt & Whitney XR-4360-10 28-cylinder radial piston engine developing 3,000 horsepower while driving 2 x three-bladed contra-rotating propellers.
Propulsion
432 mph
695 kph | 375 kts
Max Speed
37,402 ft
11,400 m | 7 miles
Service Ceiling
2,796 miles
4,500 km | 2,430 nm
Operational Range
2,800 ft/min
853 m/min
Rate-of-Climb