Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one aircraft design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the Boeing Model 387 Carrierborne High-Altitude Fighter Proposal.
1 x Pratt & Whitney R-4360 "Wasp Major" 28-cylinder, 4-row, air-cooled radial piston engine developing 3,000 horsepower and driving 2 x Three-bladed propeller units at the nose in contra-rotating fashion.
Propulsion
472 mph
760 kph | 410 kts
Max Speed
44,997 ft
13,715 m | 9 miles
Service Ceiling
1,000 miles
1,610 km | 869 nm
Operational Range
2,300 ft/min
701 m/min
Rate-of-Climb