Lockheed Corporation - USA
Manufacturer(s)
United States (cancelled)
Operators
1938
Service Year
United States
National Origin
Cancelled
Project Status
10
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.
87.0 ft
(26.52 meters)
Length
122.5 ft
(37.35 meters)
Width/Span
75,001 lb
(34,020 kilograms)
Maximum Take-Off Weight
2 x Pratt & Whitney R-4360 "Wasp Major" air-cooled radial piston engines developing between 2,650 and 3,500 horsepower each driving three-bladed propeller units.
Propulsion
360 mph
(580 kph | 313 knots)
Max Speed
37,073 ft
(11,300 m | 7 miles)
Ceiling
3,999 miles
(6,435 km | 3,475 nm)
Range
1,100 ft/min
(335 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
PROPOSED / ASSUMED:
2 x 0.30 caliber machine guns in dorsal turret.
2 x 0.30 caliber machine gun(s) in ventral turret under the nose.
1 x 0.30 caliber machine gun at left waist / beam position (assumed).
1 x 0.30 caliber machine gun at right waist / beam position (assumed).
2 x 0.30 caliber machine gun(s) at tail position.
Internally-held conventional drop bomb load of up to 4,000lb.
L-137-8 - Base Project Designation.