North American Aviation - USA
Manufacturer(s)
United States (abandoned)
Operators
1943
Service Year
United States
National Origin
Cancelled
Project Status
12
Crew
0
Units
GROUND ATTACK
Ability to conduct aerial bombing of ground targets by way of (but not limited to) guns, bombs, missiles, rockets, and the like.
X-PLANE
Aircraft developed for the role of prototyping, technology demonstration, or research / data collection.
85.8 ft
(26.15 meters)
Length
154.0 ft
(46.95 meters)
Width/Span
132,277 lb
(60,000 kilograms)
Maximum Take-Off Weight
4 x Pratt & Whitney PW XR-4360-SSSG-21-5 engines developing 3,000 horsepower each and driving three-bladed propeller units (each) in counter-rotating arrangement.
Propulsion
373 mph
(600 kph | 324 knots)
Max Speed
30,397 ft
(9,265 m | 6 miles)
Ceiling
4,999 miles
(8,045 km | 4,344 nm)
Range
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
STANDARD (PROPOSED):
2 OR 4 x 0.50 caliber Browning M2 Heavy Machine Guns (HMGs) in nose turret.
2 x 0.50 caliber Browning M2 HMGs in fuselage dorsal turret.
2 x 0.50 caliber Browning M2 HMGs at port side tailboom.
2 x 0.50 caliber Browning M2 HMGs at starboard side tailboom.
2 x 20mm autocannons in rear fuselage turret.
2 x 20mm autocannons at extreme end of port side tailboom.
2 x 20mm autocannons at extreme end of starboard side tailboom.
OPTIONAL (PROPOSED):
Up to 34,000lb of internal drop ordnance (bombs) held in three internal bomb bays (at fuselage and both booms).
NA-116 - Base Project Designation; design brochure completed.