Seversky XP-41

Seversky XP-41
Type:	Fighter plane
Design country:	United States
Manufacturer:	Seversky Aircraft Corporation
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

Seversky XP-41, the arrow mark on the side of the fuselage, all aircraft carried during their testing at Wright Field

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
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

• List of aircraft types

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.

Web links

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