Curtiss XP-46

The Curtiss XP-46 was a 1940s United States prototype fighter aircraft. It was a development of the Curtiss-Wright Corporation in an effort to introduce the best features found in European fighter aircraft in 1939 into a fighter aircraft which could succeed the Curtiss P-40 then in production.

great deal to the Curtiss XP-46 and, in fact, stole numerous design features from that fighter.1
Curtiss XP-46, A Theoretical Investigation of the Engine Mount Employing "Fabreeka" Washers Proposed by Curtiss, EXP-M-51/P704-3, 9/16/40 7 XP-46 & XP-46A 2
The Curtiss XP-46 was a 1940s United States prototype fighter aircraft.3

Made by Curtiss-Wright.

It is the successor of the Curtiss P-40 Warhawk .

the wind tunnel data of the Curtiss XP-46 that NAA purchased for $56,000 at British request.4
wind tunnel data of the Curtiss XP-46 that NAA purchased for $56,000 at British request. Kindelberger put Edgar Schmued in charge of the new design.5
Curtiss XP-46 Proposed follow-on to P-40, based on European advances in combat aircraft design. Ten guns, automatic leading edge slots, fully-retractable undercarriage.6
Height Main
307.34000000000003
Designer
Donovan Berlin
Predecessor
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
Length Alt
9.19 m
Max Takeoff Weight Main
7665.0
Height Alt
3.07 m
Range Main
325 mi
More Performance
300.0
Max Speed Alt
309
Type Of Prop
liquid-cooled V12 engine
Developed Into
Curtiss P-60
Max Speed Main
355 mph
Developed From
Curtiss P-40 Warhawk
Max Speed More
at 12
200 ft
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
3477.0
Number Built
2
Crew
one
Area Main
208.0
Primary user
United States Army Air Corps
Span Alt
10.45 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Power Alt
858.0
Engine(prop)
Allison V-1710-39
Manufacturer
Curtiss-Wright
First Flight
15
Jet Or Prop
prop
Span Main
34
Power Main
1
150 hp
Number Of Props
1
Guns
** 2 × .50 in synchronized machine guns in the forward fuselage ** Provision for 8 × .30 in wing-mounted guns
Empty Weight Alt
2551.0
Length Main
919.48
Area Alt
19.32 m²
Range Alt
283
Empty Weight Main
5625.0
Category
Abandoned military aircraft projects of the United States
Curtiss aircraft
Low wing aircraft
United States fighter aircraft 1940-1949

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