Engineering:Vultee XP-68 Tornado

XP-68 Tornado
Role	Fighter
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Vultee Aircraft
Status	Canceled project
Number built	None

Short description: Canceled fighter aircraft project

The Vultee XP-68 Tornado was a proposed United States World War II-era high-altitude interceptor aircraft. It was based on the experimental XP-54 Swoose Goose and powered by the Wright R-2160 Tornado 42-cylinder radial engine driving a set of contra-rotating propellers in a twin-boom pusher configuration. When the engine was cancelled on 22 November 1941, the XP-68 was also cancelled.

Specifications

Data from Fighters of the United States Air Force: From World War I Pursuit to the F-117^[1]

General characteristics

Crew: One
Length: 51 ft 6 in (15.70 m)
Wingspan: 51 ft 8 in (15.75 m)
Height: 17 ft 3 in (5.26 m)
Wing area: 505 sq ft (46.9 m²)
Empty weight: 15,595 lb (7,074 kg)
Gross weight: 26,164 lb (11,868 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Wright R-2160 42 cylinder 6 row air-cooled radial engine, 2,500 hp (1,900 kW)

Performance

Maximum speed: 450 mph (720 km/h, 390 kn) estimated at 35,000 ft (11,000 m)
Range: 1,800 mi (2,900 km, 1,600 nmi)
Service ceiling: 48,900 ft (14,900 m) (service)
Rate of climb: 3,000 ft/min (15 m/s) initial
Time to altitude: 20 minutes to 35,000 ft (11,000 m) estimated

Armament

Guns:
2 x 37 mm (1.5 in) cannon
4 x .5 in (12.7 mm) machine guns

References

Citations

↑ Dorr, 1990, p.121

Bibliography

Andrade, John M. U.S. Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909. Earl Shilton, Leicester, UK: Midland Counties Publications, 1979. ISBN:0-904597-21-0 (Hardcover), ISBN:0-904597-22-9 (Softcover).
Angelucci, Enzo and Peter Bowers. The American Fighter, The Definite Guide to American Fighter Aircraft from 1917 to the Present. New York: Orion Books, 1987. ISBN:0-517-56588-9.
Dorr, Robert F.; Donald, David (1990). Fighters of the United States Air Force: From World War I Pursuit to the F-117. London, UK: Temple Press/Aerospace. p. 121. ISBN 978-0600550945.
Thompson, Jonathan. Vultee Aircraft 1932–1947. Santa Ana, CA; Narkiewicz/Thompson, 1992. ISBN:0-913322-02-4.
Wagner, Ray. American Combat Planes of the 20th Century: A Comprehensive Reference. Reno, Nevada: Jack Bacon & Co, 2004. ISBN:0-930083-17-2.

External links

Vultee XP-68 Fact Sheet at the National Museum of the USAF
Vultee XP-68

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[Dorr1990-1] Dorr, 1990, p.121

[1]

v t e USAAS/USAAC/USAAF/USAF fighter designations 1924–1962, and Tri-Service post-1962 systems
Pursuit (1924-1948) Fighter (post-1948)	P-1 P-2 P-3 P-4 P-5 P-6 P-7 P-8 P-9 P-10 P-11 P-12 P-13 P-14 P-15 P-16 P-17 P-18 P-19 P-20 P-21 P-22 P-23 P-24 P-25 P-26 P-27 P-28 P-29 P-30 P-31 P-32 P-33 P-34 P-35 P-36 P-37 P-38 P-39 P-40 P-41 P-42 P-43 P-44 P-45 P-46 P-47 P-48 P-49 P-50 P-51 P-52 P-53 P-54 P-55 P-56 P-57 P-58 XP-59 P-59 P-60 P-61/C P-62 P-63 P-64 P-65 P-66 P-67 P-68 P-69 P-70 P-71 P-72 P-73 P-74¹ P-75 P-76 P-77 P-78 P-79 P-80 P-81 F-82 P-83 F-84/F F-85 F-86/D F-87 F-88 F-89 F-90 F-91 F-92 F-93 F-94 F-95 F-96 F-97 F-98 F-99 F-100 F-101 F-102 F-103 XF-104/F-104 F-105 F-106 F-107 F-108 F-109 F-110 F-111 B
Pursuit, Biplace	PB-1 PB-2 PB-3
Fighter, Multiplace	FM-1 FM-2
Tri-service sequence (1962-present)	F-1C/F-1E F-2 F-3 F-4 F-5 F-6 F-7 F-8 F-9 F-10 F-11 F-12 F-13¹ F-14 F-15/E F-16 F-17 F-18 A/B/C/D E/F F-19¹ F-20 F-21 F-22A YF-22 FB-22 F-23 F-24 to F-34¹ F-35
Non-sequential designations	F-24 F-117 P-322 P-400
¹ Not assigned See also: "F-19" • 1919-1924 sequence

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