Fighters1941 fighter aircraft prototype by Grumman
XP-50
The Grumman XP-50 was a land-based development of the shipboard XF5F-1 Skyrocket fighter, entered into a United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) contest for a twin-engine heavy interceptor aircraft. The USAAC placed an order for a prototype on 25 November 1939, designating it XP-50, but it lost the competition to the Lockheed XP-49.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Grumman
- Category
- Fighters
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 368 kt
- Max speed
- 424 kt
- Range
- 1,090 nm
- Service ceiling
- 40,000 ft
- Rate of climb
- 5,000 ft/min
- Max takeoff weight
- 13,060 lb
- Empty weight
- 8,310 lb
- Powerplant
- 2 × Wright R-1820-67/69
- Engines
- 2
- Seats
- 1
- Length
- 32 ft
- Wingspan
- 42 ft
- Height
- 12 ft
- Number built
- 1
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.