Vultee P-66 Vanguard

The Vultee P-66 Vanguard was an accidental addition to the USAAF's inventory of fighter aircraft. It was initially ordered by Sweden but by the time the aircraft were ready for delivery in 1941 the United States would not allow them to be exported designating them as P-66s and retaining them for defensive and training purposes. Eventually a large number were sent to China where they were pressed into service as combat aircraft with indifferent results.

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CFS2 Vultee P-66 Vanguard The P-66, like the P-64, was initially built after purchase by another government. The Swedish government signed a contract on 6 February 1940 for 144 Model 48C's.4
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The Vultee P-66 Vanguard was an accidental addition to the USAAF's inventory of fighter aircraft.6
* Vultee P-66 Vanguard: Spritely but not robust, these were ordered by Sweden, embargoed, pressed into USAAC service in 1941, and eventually sent to China.7

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144 x Vultee P-66 Vanguard, designated J 10 were also not delivered to Sweden. Read more here. Sweden were forced to buy whatever aircraft they could find on the international market.8
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Development of Chinese Nationalist air force (1937–1945)
Jet Or Prop
prop
Designer
Richard W. Palmer
Length Alt
8.64 m
Max Takeoff Weight Main
lb
Power Alt
895.0
Range Main
850 mi
Loaded Weight Main
6029.0
Max Speed Alt
544.0
Type Of Prop
Radial engine
Introduced
1941
Loading Main
31
Power/mass Main
720.0
Power/mass Alt
Max Speed Main
340 mph
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
kg
Ceiling Main
28200.0
Number Built
146
Crew
1
Loaded Weight Alt
2740.0
Retired
1943
Armament
*4 × .30 in machine guns*2 × .50 in machine guns
Area Main
197.0
Primary user
United States Army Air Forces
Span Alt
10.98 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Engine(prop)
Pratt & Whitney R-1830-S3C4-G
Manufacturer
Vultee Aircraft
Number Of Props
1
First Flight
8
Production End Year
1942
Climb Rate Main
2139.0
Power Main
1
200 hp
Production Start Year
1940
Climb Rate Alt
10.4 m-s
Length Main
863.6
Span Main
1097.28
Area Alt
18.3 m²
Range Alt
1360.0
Empty Weight Main
4657.0
Ceiling Alt
8
958 m
Category
Low wing aircraft
United States fighter aircraft 1930-1939
Vultee aircraft
Produced
1940
Empty Weight Alt
2117.0
Loading Alt
150

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