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CURTISS-WRIGHT XP-60



Type: Experimental Interceptor Fighter
Origin: Curtiss-Wright
Crew: One
First Flight: January 27, 1943
Production: 5

Powerplant: XP-60C
Model: Pratt & Whitney R-2800-53 Double Wasp
Type: Twin radial piston engine
Number: One       Horsepower: 2,000 hp

Dimensions: XP-60C
Wing span: 41 ft. 3¾ in. (12.59m)
Length: 33 ft. 11 in. (10.34m)
Height: 12 ft. 4¼ in. (3.77m)
Lifting Surface Area: 275.15 sq. ft. (25.56m²)
  Weights: XP-60C
Empty: 8,698 lb. (3945 kg)
Loaded: 10,785 lb. (4892 kg)

Performance: XP-60C, Estimated
Maximum Speed: 414 mph (666 kph) at 20,350 ft.
Climb to 30,000 ft.: 6 minutes
Service Ceiling: 37,900 ft. (11,550m)
Range: 315 miles (507 km)

Armament:
Four .50 in. machine guns in wings.

Payload: N/A



Sources:
The Complete Encyclodepia of World Aircraft, 1997, Barnes & Nobles Books, ISBN: 0 7607 0592 5

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