Lockheed XP-49

The Lockheed XP-49 (company Model 522) was an advancement on the P-38 Lightning for a fighter in response to U.S. Army Air Corps proposal 39-775. Intended to use the new twenty-four cylinder Pratt & Whitney X-1800 engine this proposal which was for an aircraft substantially similar to the P-38 was assigned the designation XP-49 while the competing Grumman Model G-46 was awarded second place and designated XP-50.

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Made by Lockheed Corporation.

It is the successor of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning .

Lockheed XP-49 and McDonnell XP-67 were designed.3
XP-48, Lockheed XP-49, Grumman XP-50 Skyrocket, North American XP-51 Mustang, Bell XP-52, Curtiss XP-53, Vultee XP-54 Swoose Goose, Curtiss XP-55 Ascender, Northrop XP-56 Black Bullet, Lockheed XP-58 Chain Lightning, 4
Jet Or Prop
prop
Designer
Kelly Johnson (engineer)
Predecessor
Lockheed P-38 Lightning
Length Alt
12.2 m
Power Alt
1193.0
Lists
* List of Lockheed aircraft
Range Main
679 mi
Loaded Weight Main
18750.0
Height Alt
3.0 m
Type Of Prop
12.0
Sequence
XP-46 -P-47 -XP-48 -XP-49 -XP-50 -P-51 -XP-52
Max Speed Main
406 mph
Developed From
Lockheed P-38 Lightning
Height Main
299.71999999999997
Max Speed More
15000.0
Number Built
1
Crew
One
Loaded Weight Alt
8505.0
Armament
1200.0
Area Main
327.5
Span Alt
15.8 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Engine(prop)
Continental XI-1430
Manufacturer
Lockheed Corporation
Status
Cancelled
First Flight
14
National Origin
United States
Climb Rate Main
3300.0
Power Main
1
600 hp
Number Of Props
2
Climb Rate Alt
16.8 m-s
Length Main
1221.74
Span Main
52.0
Area Alt
30 m²
Range Alt
1093.0
Max Speed Alt
653.0
Related
*P-38 Lightning
Empty Weight Main
15410.0
Empty Weight Alt
6990.0
Category
Abandoned military aircraft projects of the United States
Lockheed aircraft
Twin boom aircraft
United States fighter aircraft 1940-1949

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