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CURTISS XP-46


Type: Interceptor Fighter
Origin: Curtiss
Crew: One
Model: XP-46, XP-46A
First Flight: February 15, 1941
Production: 2 Prototypes

Engine:
Model: Allison V-1710-39
Type: 12-Cylinder Vee aircooled engine
Number: One       Horsepower: 1,150 hp

Dimensions:
Wing span: 34 ft. 4 in.
Length: 30 ft. 2 in.
Height: 13 ft. 0 in.
Wing Surface Area: 208 sq. ft.
  Weights:
Empty: 5,625 lb.
Loaded: 7,322 lb.
Maximum: 7,665 lb.

Performance:
Maximum Speed: 355 mph at 12,200 ft.
Maximum Cruising Speed: 332 mph
Time to 12,300 ft.: 5 minutes
Service Ceiling: 29,500
Maximum Range (Cruise Speed): 325 miles

Armament:
Two .50 in. machine guns in nose.
Eight .30 in. machine guns in wings



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

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