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Type: Shipboard long-range interceptor & fighter-bomber
Origin: Boeing
Crew: One
Model: XF8B-1
First Flight: N/A
Production: 3 Prototypes

Engine:
Model: Pratt & whitney XR-4360-10
Type: 28-Cylinder radial aircooled engine
Number: One       Horsepower: 3,000 hp

Dimensions:
Wing span: 54 ft. 0 in.
Length: 43 ft. 3 in.
Height: 16 ft. 3 in.
Wing Surface Area: 489 sq. ft.

Weights:
Empty: 13,519 lb.
Loaded: 20,508 lb.
Maximum Loaded: 21,691 lb.
  Performance:
Maximum Speed:
    340 mph at sea level
    432 mph at 26,900 ft.
Cruising Speed: N/A
Climb Rate: 2,800 ft./minute
Service Ceiling: 37,500 ft.
Normal Range: 1,305 miles
Maximum Range: 2,708 miles

Armament:
Six .50 in. machine guns or 20mm Cannon

Bomb Load: 6,400 lb. of various ordnance

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Sources:
Green, William - War Planes Of The Second World War - Fighters - Vol. 4, 1964, Doubleday And Company, Inc., New York