Engineering:Seversky XP-41
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Short description: United States fighter aircraft
| XP-41 | |
|---|---|
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| Role | Fighter |
| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Seversky Aircraft |
| First flight | March 1939 |
| Status | Cancelled |
| Number built | 1 |
| Developed from | Seversky P-35 |
The Seversky XP-41 was a fighter aircraft built in the United States in 1939. A single prototype was modified from the last production Seversky P-35 by adding a new streamlined canopy, a Pratt & Whitney R-1830-19 engine with a two-speed supercharger, and revised landing gear.[1] The XP-41 first flew in March 1939. The aircraft was developed in parallel with the P-43 Lancer, and work was stopped when the USAAC showed a preference for the latter.
Specifications (XP-41)
General characteristics
- Crew: One
- Length: 27 ft 0 in (8.2 m)
- Wingspan: 36 ft 0 in (11.0 m)
- Height: 12 ft 6 in (3.8 m)
- Wing area: 219.5 sq ft (20.4 m2)
- Empty weight: 5,390 lb (2,450 kg)
- Gross weight: 6,600 lb (3,000 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 7,200 lb (3,273 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-1830-19 radial engine with a two-speed supercharger, 1,200 hp (895 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 323 mph (517 km/h, 281 kn)
- Cruise speed: 292 mph (470 km/h, 254 kn)
- Range: 730 mi (1,168 km, 630 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 31,500 ft (9,600 m)
- Wing loading: 30.1 lb/sq ft (147.1 kg/m2)
- Power/mass: 0.18 hp/lb (0.30 kW/kg)
Armament
- Guns: 1 × 0.50 in machine gun and 1 × 0.30 in machine gun
See also
Related development
Related lists
- List of fighter aircraft
- List of military aircraft of the United States
References
- ↑ "Seversky XP-41". National Museum of the United States Air Force. November 2, 2009. http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=2243.
Bibliography
- Green, William and Gordon Swanborough. "The End of the Beginning...The Seversky P-35". Air Enthusiast, No. 10, July–September 1979, pp. 8–21. ISSN 0143-5450
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