Curtiss-Wright -USA
Manufacturer(s)
United States
Operators
1943
Service Year
United States
National Origin
Cancelled
Project Status
1
Crew
1
Units
AIR-TO-AIR COMBAT
General ability to actively engage other aircraft of similar form and function, typically through guns, missiles, and/or aerial rockets.
X-PLANE
Aircraft developed for the role of prototyping, technology demonstration, or research / data collection.
61.8 ft
(18.85 meters)
Length
82.0 ft
(25.00 meters)
Width/Span
19.0 ft
(5.80 meters)
Height
31,085 lb
(14,100 kilograms)
Empty Weight
46,958 lb
(21,300 kilograms)
Maximum Take-Off Weight
+15,873 lb
(+7,200 kg)
Weight Difference
2 x Pratt & Whitney R-4360-13 Wasp Major radial piston engines developing 3,450 horsepower each.
Propulsion
429 mph
(690 kph | 373 knots)
Max Speed
40,026 ft
(12,200 m | 8 miles)
Ceiling
2,983 miles
(4,800 km | 2,592 nm)
Range
2,000 ft/min
(610 m/min)
Rate-of-Climb
MACH Regime (Sonic)
Sub
Trans
Super
Hyper
HiHyper
ReEntry
RANGES (MPH) Subsonic: <614mph | Transonic: 614-921 | Supersonic: 921-3836 | Hypersonic: 3836-7673 | Hi-Hypersonic: 7673-19180 | Reentry: >19030
1 x 75mm cannon in the nose
2 x 37mm cannons in the nose