Curtiss XP-62

The Curtiss XP-62 was a prototype heavily armed high-performance single engine fighter aircraft built for the United States Army Air Corps by the Curtiss-Wright Corporation.

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~ Curtiss XP-62 byl prototyp jednomotorového, silně vyzbrojeného stíhacího letounu, který vyvinula firma Curtiss-Wright Corporation pro americké letecké síly (USAC, předchůdce USAAF). Kontrakt, uzavřený 29. dubna 1941, požadoval první let prototypu do 15 měsíců.2

Made by Curtiss-Wright.

Curtiss XP-62 Design for high-altitude interceptor based on Wright R-3350 18-cylinder radial with supercharger driving contra-rotaing propellors.3
Height Main
16.25
Height Alt
4.95 m
Length Alt
12.04 m
Max Takeoff Weight Main
16651.0
Jet Or Prop
prop
Lists
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Range Main
1
500 mi
Loaded Weight Main
14660.0
Max Speed Alt
389
Type Of Prop
Radial engine
Sequence
* P-59 - P-60 - P-61 - XP-62 - P-63 - P-64 - XP-65
Loading Main
35
Power/mass Main
576.0
Power/mass Alt
260
Max Speed Main
448 mph
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
7553.0
Ceiling Main
35700.0
Number Built
1
Crew
1
Span Main
53.67
Area Main
420.0
Primary user
Span Alt
16.36 m
Plane Or Copter?
Power Alt
1716.0
Engine(prop)
Wright R-3350-17
Manufacturer
Status
Number Of Props
1
First Flight
21
Production End Year
1943
Loaded Weight Alt
6650.0
Power Main
2
300 hp
Production Start Year
1943
Guns
1200.0
Empty Weight Alt
5340.0
Length Main
39.5
Area Alt
39.0 m²
Range Alt
1300
Empty Weight Main
11773.0
Ceiling Alt
10
900 m
Category
Produced
1943
Loading Alt
171

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