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P-47 THUNDERBOLT
Specifications
Type: Fighter-Bomber
Manufacturer: Republic
Crew: One
First Flight: May 6, 1941
Service Delivery: June 1942 (56th Fighter Group)
Final Delivery: N/A
Production: 15,677
Dimensions:
Wing Span: 40 ft. 9¼ in. (12.43m)
Length: 36 ft. 1¾ in. (11.02m)
Height: 14 ft. 8 in. (4.47m)
Wing Area: 300.0 sq. ft (27.87m²)
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Weights:
Empty: 9,950 lb. (4513 kg)
Maximum Take-Off: 17,500 lb. (7938 kg.)
Performance:
Max. Speed, Clean: 433 mph (697 km/h)
Service Ceiling: 41,000 ft. (12495m
Range with drop tanks: 1,900 miles (3058m)
Armament:
Eight 12.7mm (0.5 in.) machine guns in wings
Bombload:
Up to 2,500 lb. (1134 kg) of bombs carried externally
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Powerplant:
XP-47B:
Model: Pratt & Whitney XR-2800 Double Wasp
Type: Radial Piston Engine.
Number: One Horsepower: 1,850 hp (later 2,000 hp)
P-47B:
Model: Pratt & Whitney R-2800-21 Double Wasp
Type: Radial Piston Engine.
Number: One Horsepower: 2,000 hp
Later P-47C:
Model: Pratt & Whitney R-2800-59 Double Wasp
Type: Radial Piston Engine.
Number: One Horsepower: 2,300 hp
P-47D:
Model: P&W R-2800-21W or -51W Double Wasp
Type: Radial Piston Engine.
Number: One Horsepower: 2,300 hp or 2,535 hp
XP-47H:
Model: Chrysler XIV-2220-1
Type: Inverted Vee Piston Engine.
Number: One Horsepower: 2,300 hp
XP-47J:
Model: Pratt & Whitney R-2800-57 (C) Double Wasp
Type: Turbocharged Radial Piston Engine.
Number: One Horsepower: 2,800 hp
P-47N:
Model: Pratt & Whitney R-2800-77 Double Wasp
Type: Radial Piston Engine.
Number: One Horsepower: 2,800 hp
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