Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one aircraft design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the Curtiss XP-53 Lightweight Monoplane Fighter Proposal.
1 x Continental XIV-1430-3 liquid-cooled inline-piston engine developing 1,600 horsepower and driving a three-bladed propeller unit at the nose.
Propulsion
429 mph
690 kph | 373 kts
Max Speed
30,512 ft
9,300 m | 6 miles
Service Ceiling
2,345 ft/min
715 m/min
Rate-of-Climb