Consolidated Vultee XP-81

The Consolidated Vultee XP-81 was a development of the Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation to build a single seat long range escort fighter that combined use of both a turbojet and a turboprop engines. Although promising the lack of a suitable engine combined with the end of World War II doomed the project.

-the Consolidated Vultee XP-81, which was, fitted with a Merlin piston engine in the nose, faster than with the later used turboprop engine.1
The Consolidated Vultee XP-81 was a development of the Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation to build a single seat, long range escort fighter that combined use of both a turbojet 2

Made by Convair.

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7mm P-81 Consolidated Vultee XP-81 The XP-81 was an experimental fighter with a TG-180 turboprop and an J-33 turbojet. Two built. Type: XP-81 Year: 1945 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 1700kW G.E.4
Height Main
426.72
Height Alt
4.27 m
Engine(jet)
Allison J33
Length Alt
13.67 m
Max Takeoff Weight Main
24650.0
Thrust Main
3750
Jet Or Prop
both
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Range Main
2
500 mi
Loaded Weight Main
19500.0
Max Speed Alt
44
Type Of Prop
Turboprop
Loading Main
106
Bombs
2000.0
Max Speed Main
507 mph
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
11180.0
Ceiling Main
35500.0
Number Built
2
Crew
1
Unit Cost
4600000.0
US$4.6 million for the program
Thrust Alt
16.7
Loaded Weight Alt
8850.0
Area Main
425.0
Primary user
United States Army Air Forces
Span Alt
15.39 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Power Alt
1700.0
Engine(prop)
General Electric T31
Manufacturer
Convair
Status
Cancelled
First Flight
11
Number Of Jets
1
Climb Rate Main
5300.0
Power Main
2
300 hp
Number Of Props
1
Type of jet
turbojet
Guns
1200.0
Climb Rate Alt
26 m-s
Length Main
1366.5200000000002
Span Main
1539.24
Area Alt
39.5 m²
Range Alt
2200
Similar Aircraft
* Fisher P-75 Eagle* North American F-82 Twin Mustang* Ryan XF2R Dark Shark
Related
* Vultee XA-41
Empty Weight Main
12755.0
Ceiling Alt
10
800 m
Category
Abandoned military aircraft projects of the United States
Convair aircraft
Mixed-power aircraft
United States fighter aircraft 1940-1949
Empty Weight Alt
5786.0
Loading Alt
518

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