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Curtiss XP-71

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Curtiss-Wright XP-71
XP-71 illustration by Curtiss-Wright engineer G. L. Flanders.
Type Heavy escort fighter
Manufacturer Curtiss-Wright Corporation
Maiden flight n/a
Status Cancelled in 1943
Primary user United States Army Air Forces
Number built 0

The Curtiss XP-71 was a 1941 proposal for an advanced heavy escort fighter. The aircraft was to have a pressurized cockpit and be powered by two Pratt & Whitney R-4360 engines each driving a set of pusher contra-rotating propellers.[citation needed]

United States Army Air Forces initially ordered two prototypes which were cancelled in 1943 before any aircraft were built due to concerns over viability of such an ambitious project.[citation needed]

Specifications (XP-71, as designed)

General characteristics

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 428 mph (371 knots, 690 km/h) at 25,000 ft (7,600 m)
  • Range: 3,000 mi (2,600 nm, 4,800 km)
  • Service ceiling: 40,000 ft (12,000 m)
  • Max wing loading: 51.6 lb/ft² (252 kg/m²)
  • Minimum power/mass: 0.147 hp/lb (242 W/kg)
  • Time to altitude: 12.5 min to 25,000 ft (7,620 m)

Armament

  • Guns:
    • 1× 75 mm (2.95 in) cannon
    • 2× 37 mm (1.46 in) cannon


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