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Specifications
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Role: Carrier-capable fighter Crew: 1 Manufacturer: Chance Vought First flight: 29 May 1940 |
Introduction: 28 December 1942 Retired: N/A Number built: see variants |
Powerplant:
Manufacturer: Pratt & Whitney
Model: R-2800-18E
Type: two-row, 18-cylinder, air-cooled radial engine
Number: One
Horsepower: 2,100 hp
Dimensions:
Length: 33 ft 8 in (10.2 m)
Wingspan: 41 ft 0 in (12.5 m)
Height: 14 ft 9 in (4.50 m)
Weights:
Empty weight: 9,205 lb (4,174 kg)
Loaded weight: 14,670 lb (6,653 kg)
Performance
Maximum speed: 446 mph (366 kn, 718 km/h)
Range: 897 mi (602 nmi (1,115 km))
Service ceiling: 41,500ft (12,649 m)
Rate of climb: 3,870ft/min (19.7 m/s)
Armament
Guns:
6 � 0.50 in (12.7 mm) AN/M2 Browning machine guns, 400 rpg
OR
4 � 20 millimetre (0.79 in) M2 cannon
Rockets: 8 � 5 in (12.7 cm) high velocity aircraft rockets and/or
Bombs: 4,000 pounds (1,800 kg)
Sources:
Wikipedia
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