avia.wikisort.org - AeroplaneThe Vultee XP-68 Tornado was proposed American high-altitude interceptor aircraft. It was based on the experimental XP-54 Swoose Goose and powered by the Wright R-2160 Tornado 42-cylinder radial engine driving a set of contra-rotating propellers in a twin-boom pusher configuration. When the engine was cancelled on 22 November 1941, the XP-68 was also cancelled.
Canceled fighter aircraft project
XP-68 Tornado |
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Role |
Fighter Type of aircraft |
National origin |
United States |
Manufacturer |
Vultee Aircraft |
First flight |
n/a |
Status |
Canceled project |
Number built |
None |
Specifications
Data from Fighters of the United States Air Force: From World War I Pursuit to the F-117[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: One
- Length: 51 ft 6 in (15.70 m)
- Wingspan: 51 ft 8 in (15.75 m)
- Height: 17 ft 3 in (5.26 m)
- Wing area: 505 sq ft (46.9 m2)
- Empty weight: 15,595 lb (7,074 kg)
- Gross weight: 26,164 lb (11,868 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Wright R-2160 42 cylinder 6 row air-cooled radial engine, 2,500 hp (1,900 kW)
- Propellers: contrarotating
Performance
- Maximum speed: 450 mph (720 km/h, 390 kn) estimated at 35,000 ft (11,000 m)
- Range: 1,800 mi (2,900 km, 1,600 nmi)
- Service ceiling: 48,900 ft (14,900 m) (service)
- Rate of climb: 3,000 ft/min (15 m/s) initial
- Time to altitude: 20 minutes to 35,000 ft (11,000 m) estimated
Armament
- Guns:
- 2 x 37 mm (1.5 in) cannon
- 4 x .5 in (12.7 mm) machine guns
See also
Related development
Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Andrade, John M. U.S. Military Aircraft Designations and Serials since 1909. Earl Shilton, Leicester, UK: Midland Counties Publications, 1979. ISBN 0-904597-21-0 (Hardcover), ISBN 0-904597-22-9 (Softcover).
- Angelucci, Enzo and Peter Bowers. The American Fighter, The Definite Guide to American Fighter Aircraft from 1917 to the Present. New York: Orion Books, 1987. ISBN 0-517-56588-9.
- Dorr, Robert F.; Donald, David (1990). Fighters of the United States Air Force: From World War I Pursuit to the F-117. London, UK: Temple Press/Aerospace. p. 121. ISBN 978-0600550945.
- Thompson, Jonathan. Vultee Aircraft 1932–1947. Santa Ana, CA; Narkiewicz/Thompson, 1992. ISBN 0-913322-02-4.
- Wagner, Ray. American Combat Planes of the 20th Century: A Comprehensive Reference. Reno, Nevada: Jack Bacon & Co, 2004. ISBN 0-930083-17-2.
External links
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Covert designations |
- YF-110
- YF-113 (I)
- YF-113 (II)
- YF-113 (III)
- YF-114
- YF-117
- YF-118
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1 Not assigned • 2 Unofficial • 3 Assigned to multiple types See also: "F-19" • 1919-1924 sequence |
На других языках
- [en] Vultee XP-68 Tornado
[it] Vultee XP-68
Il Vultee XP-68, designazione aziendale Model 78 e citato talvolta anche come XP-68 Tornado, fu un caccia intercettore d'alta quota concepito dall'azienda aeronautica statunitense Vultee Aircraft nella prima parte degli anni quaranta e rimasto allo stato progettuale.
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