Seversky XP-41
Seversky XP-41 | |
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Type: | Fighter plane |
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First flight: |
March 1939 |
Number of pieces: |
1 |
The Seversky XP-41 (factory designation AP-4D) was a prototype fighter aircraft made by the American manufacturer Seversky Aircraft Corporation in the 1930s.
history
The development basis for the XP-41 was the Seversky P-35 of which the last copy of the first 77 machines was equipped with a more powerful engine. Seversky chose the 1200 hp Pratt & Whitney R- 1830-19 with a two-stage mechanical loader for medium operating heights. In addition, the XP-41 received an improved cockpit cover and a chassis that can be retracted flat into the wing. The cell thus corresponded to the standard of the AP-4 , which was developed at the same time at the company's own risk and later led to the P-43 .
The XP-41 with service serial number 36-430 was delivered to the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) in February 1939, which was testing the new pattern at Wright Field . The Air Corps then spoke out in favor of the AP-4, which used the same engine, but a turbocharger instead of the mechanical compressor for charging. Development of the XP-41 was then discontinued.
Technical specifications
Parameter | Data |
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crew | 1 |
length | 8.23 m |
span | 10.97 m |
height | 3.81 m |
Wing area | 20.44 m² |
Empty mass | 2445 kg |
Takeoff mass | 2994 kg |
Top speed | 520 km / h at 4600 m |
Engines | 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-1830 -19 with 1200 hp |
Armament | 1 × 12.7 mm MG and 1 × 7.62 mm MG |
See also
literature
- Fighter A to Z . In: AIR International November 1992, p. 289
- Dennis R. Jenkins, Tony R. Landis: Experimental & Prototype US Air Force Jet Fighters , Specialty Press, 2008, ISBN 978-1-58007-111-6 , pp. 49 f.
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