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Type: Dive Bomber/Ground Attack
Origin: Consolidated-Vultee (Convair)
Crew: One
Model: Model 90, XA-41
First Flight: February 11, 1944
Production: 1 Prototype

Powerplant:
   Model: Pratt & Whitney XR-4360-1 "Wasp Major"
   Type: radial engine
   Number: One       Horsepower: 3,000 hp

Dimensions:
   Wing span: 54 ft. 0 in.
   Length: 48 ft. 8 in.
   Height: 13 ft. 11 in.
   Wing Surface Area: N/A

Weights:
   Empty: 24,188 lbs.
   Loaded: N/A
   Maximum: N/A

Performance:
   Maximum Speed: 363 mph
   Approx. Cruising Speed: 300 mph
   Service Ceiling: 29,300
   Combat Range: 800 miles

Armament:
Four .50 in. machine guns in wings.
Four 37mm cannons in wings

Payload:
6,400 lbs. of bombs.

Comments/Notes:
The XA-41 was initially designed in November 1942 as a dive bomber. This role was changed to low level ground attack in the spring of 1943 after experience showed that the dive-bomber was less effective than previously thought. Only one prototype was built before the program was cancelled and this was later used as an engine testbed.

Sources:
USAF Museum, www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/index.htm, 2005.