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Description
| Manufacturer: | Northrop |
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| Base model: | P-56 | ||
| Designation: | XP-56 | ||
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | ||
| Designation Period: | 1925-1947 | ||
| Basic role: | Pursuit | ||
| Status: | Experimental | ||
| First Flew: | 1943/09/06 | ||
Specifications
| Length: | 23.58 | ||
| Height: | 9.75 | ||
| Wingspan: | 42.57 | ||
| Wingarea: | 311.0 sq ft | 28.8 sq m | |
| Gross Weight: | 11,350 lb | 5,147 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 1 | ||
| Powerplant: | Pratt & Whitney R-2800-29 | ||
Performance
| Range: | 450 miles | 724 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 375 mph | 603 km/h | 325 kt |
| Max Speed: | 467 mph | 752 km/h | 406 kt |
| Ceiling: | 33,000 ft | 10,058 m | |
Known serial numbers
Recent comments by our visitors
| Mike Letalien Lubbock, TX | Looking to add this aircraft to my photo collection at www.Photo4Phood.com...does anybody have info on the final destination of any of the original airframes? 06/20/2003 @ 14:29 [ref: 6522] |
| JOSE GARCIA MADRID, FL | I think XP-56 could be used, having WWII lasted a couple of years more, as a basis for a parasite fighter under a B-36, years ahead of XP-85 Goblin (a jet fighter).
In the other hand, XP-56 shape was attractive, but clearly worse resolved than near contemporary Shinden japanese interceptor (1945), also with pusher propeller and rear-mounted radial engine. 04/18/2001 @ 01:20 [ref: 2110] |
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