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Description
| Manufacturer: | Curtiss |
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| Base model: | P-42 | ||
| Designation: | XP-42 | ||
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | ||
| Designation Period: | 1925-1947 | ||
| Basic role: | Pursuit | ||
| Status: | Experimental | ||
| Crew: | Pilot | ||
Specifications
| Length: | 28' 6" | 8.6 m | |
| Height: | 8' 5" | 2.5 m | |
| Wingspan: | 37' 4" | 11.3 m | |
| Gross Weight: | 5,650 lb | 2,562 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 1 | ||
| Powerplant: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830 | ||
| Horsepower (each): | 1050 | ||
Performance
| Range: | 830 miles | 1,336 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 250 mph | 402 km/h | 217 kt |
| Max Speed: | 313 mph | 504 km/h | 272 kt |
| Ceiling: | 37,200 ft | 11,338 m | |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Aaron F. Robinson Wilmington, NC | Althogh the XP-42 Was faster than the P-36 Hawk,it was slower than the XP-40.The XP-40 Made it firs flight at Wright Field,and it entered production as the P-40.The XP-42 Lost out to the XP-40 For Production orders. 09/10/2004 @ 20:45 [ref: 8254] |
| Aaron Wilmington, NC | A Curtiss XP-42 Was made during flight tests at Wright Field,Ohio on September 1940. 06/17/2004 @ 20:27 [ref: 7632] |
