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BOEING XF8B
Specifications

Type: Long-range fighter
Origin: Boeing
Crew: One
   Model: XF8B-1
First Flight: November 27, 1944
Production: 3 Prototypes

Powerplant:
Model: Pratt & whitney XR-4360-10
Type: 28-Cylinder radial aircooled engine
Number: One       Horsepower: 3,000 hp
Dimensions:
Wing span: 54 ft (16.5 m)
Length: 43 ft 3 in (13.1 m)
Height: 16 ft 3 in (5.0 m)
Wing Surface Area: 489 ft² (45.4 m²)

Weights:
Empty: 13,519 lb (6,132 kg)
Loaded: 20,508 lb (9,302 kg)
Maximum Loaded: 21,691 lb (9,839 kg
   Performance:
Maximum Speed:
    340 mph at sea level
    432 mph (695 kph)at 26,900 ft.
Cruising Speed: 190 mph (306 kph)
Climb Rate: 2,800 ft/min (850 m/min)
Service Ceiling: 37,500 ft (11,400 m)
Normal Range: 1,305 miles
Maximum Range: 2,800 miles, 4,500 km
Armament:
6 × .50 M2 Machine Guns or
6 × 20 mm wing mounted cannons

Bomb Load:
2,200 lb (1415 kg) bomb load or
1 × 2,000 lb (900 kg) torpedo

Boeing XF8B 3-View
Sources:
Wikipedia
Green, William - War Planes Of The Second World War - Fighters - Vol. 4, 1964, Doubleday & Co., Inc., NY
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