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Type: Carrier based high-altitude interceptor
Origin: Curtiss
Crew: One
Model: XF14C-2
First Flight: July 1944
Production: 1 Prototype

POWERPLANT:
Model: Wright XR-3350-16
Type: 18-Cylinder radial aircooled engine
Number: One       Horsepower: 2,300 hp

DIMENSIONS:
Wing span: 46 ft. 0 in.
Length: 37 ft. 9 in.
Height: 12 ft. 4 in.
Wing Surface Area: 375 sq. ft. (?m²)

WEIGHTS:
Empty: 10,582 lb.
Loaded: 13,405 lb.
Maximum Loaded: 14,582 lb.
  PERFORMANCE:
Maximum Speed:
    317 mph at sea level
    386 mph at 20,000 ft.
    424 mph at 32,000 ft.
Cruising Speed: N/A
Climb Rate: 2,700 ft./minute
Time to 10,000 ft.: 3.8 minutes
Time to 20,000 ft.: 7.9 minutes
Service Ceiling: 39,500 ft.
Maximum Range:
    950 miles at 172 mph
    1,355 miles at 162 mph

ARMAMENT:
Four 20mm Cannon mounted in wings


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Sources:
Green, William - War Planes Of The Second World War - Fighters - Vol. 4, 1964, Doubleday And Company, Inc., New York