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VULTEE XP-54

Second Prototype (41-1211) on it's only test flight.
Type: High-altitude Interceptor
Origin: Vultee
Crew: One
Model: XP-54, Model 84
First Flight:
    First Prototype: January 15, 1943
    Second Prototype: May 24, 1944
Production: 2 Prototypes
Powerplant:
   Model: Lycoming XH-2470-1
   Type: Liquid-cooled engine
   Number: One       Horsepower: 2,300 hp
Dimensions:
   Wing span: 53 ft. 10 in.
   Length: 54 ft. 8.75 in.
   Height: 14 ft. 6 in.
   Lifting Surface Area: 455.5 sq. ft.
   Weights:
   Empty: 15,262 lb.
   Loaded: 18,233 lb.
   Maximum: 19,337 lb.

Performance:
   Maximum Speed:
       381 mph at 28,300 ft.
       290 mph at sea level
   Initial Climb Rate: 2,300 ft./min.
   Service Ceiling: 37,000 ft.
   Time to 32,100 ft.: 27.7 minutes

Armament: Proposed
Two 37mm T-12/T-13 cannon
   Ammunition: 60 rounds per gun.
Two .50 M2 machine guns
   Ammunition: 500 rounds per gun.


First Prototype (41-1210).

First Prototype (41-1210).


Sources:
The Complete Encyclodepia of World Aircraft, 1997, Barnes & Nobles Books, ISBN: 0 7607 0592 5
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