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Description
| Manufacturer: | Curtiss |
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| Base model: | P-62 | ||
| Designation: | XP-62 | ||
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | ||
| Designation Period: | 1925-1947 | ||
| Basic role: | Pursuit | ||
| Status: | Experimental | ||
Specifications
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Known serial numbers
Recent comments by our visitors
| George , WA | Specifications for the XP-62 are as follows:
Span: 53 ft. 8 in. Length: 39 ft. 6 in. Height: 16 ft. 3 in. Weight: 11,773 lbs. empty/14,660 lbs. gross Armament: None; designed for eight 20mm cannon Engine: Wright R-3350-17 "Cyclone" of 2,300 hp. turning a dual contra-rotating propeller PERFORMANCE Maximum speed: 448 mph. Service ceiling: 35,700 ft. I don't see any way they could have crammed 8 20mm cannon into the thing or any reason they would want to and still expect it to perform as an high altitude interceptor! 01/20/2006 @ 02:56 [ref: 12204] |
| Chris (ivchris) , TX | http://home.att.net/~jbaugher1/p62.html 06/11/2005 @ 19:22 [ref: 10450] |
| Aaron Wilmington, NC | The Curtiss XP-62 is a great plane,even though id did not make it past the testing stage.I saw a three-view drawing of the aircraft on warbirdsresourcegroup.com. 06/09/2004 @ 18:47 [ref: 7575] |
| Aaron Wilmington, NC | On september 1932,one of the XP-62 Planes crashed near Muroc Dry Lake (Now Edwards AFB),California,killing the pilot.The aircraft was on a test flight when the aircraft suffered a malfunction.Smoke was pouring from the cockpit so the aircraft was preparing to land at Muroc Dry Lake.It Did not make it and crashed into a prune orchard where it exploded. 06/09/2004 @ 18:44 [ref: 7574] |
| Aaron Wilmington, ND | Here is something I wanted to tell you about the Curtiss XP-62.It was a fast fighter with good performance.The first prototype flew,and in addition to the aircraft`s Performance,the type was ordered into production.A contract for 100 production P-62As was placed.However,the AAF Canceled the production contract because of the need for P-47Gs built by Curtiss-Wright. 05/30/2004 @ 16:15 [ref: 7501] |
| Aaron Wilmington, NC | Here is something I wanted to tell you about the Curtiss XP-62.It is the fastest fighter for the USAAF,the aircrft was first flown,and with the aircraft`s good performance,the type was ordered into production.A total of 100 production P-62As was placed.However,the USAAF canceled the production contract because of the need for P-47G-5-CUs built by Curtiss wright. 05/30/2004 @ 16:10 [ref: 7500] |
| Gareth wood Manchester, BC | A shame this aircraft was never developed, it's armament would have made it an excellent ground attack aircraft as well as devastating in close quarters combat against the Luftwaffe's Bf-109 and Fw-190 07/16/2001 @ 00:08 [ref: 2681] |
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