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Lockheed XP-58 Chain Lightning
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Read on Wikipedia- First flight1944
- StatusPrototype
- Number built1
Specifications
01
Crew & dimensions
- Crew
- two, pilot and gunner
- Length
- 15.07 m (49 ft 5.5 in)
- Wingspan
- 21.34 m (70 ft)
- Height
- 4.88 m (16 ft)
02
Performance
- Maximum speed
- 702 km/h (436 mph, 379 kn)
- Range
- 4,265 km (2,650 mi, 2,304 nmi)
- Service ceiling
- 11,645 m (38,200 ft)
03
Powerplant
- Powerplant
- 2 × Allison V-3420 24 cylinder liquid-cooled engine (3,000 hp / 2,238 kW)
04
Armament
- Armament
- Guns: (proposed) 4 × 37 mm M4 cannons or 1 × 75 mm (2.95 in) M5 cannon and 2 ×.50 in Browning heavy machine guns in interchangeable nose, (proposed) 4 ×.50 in Browning heavy machine guns in two remotely controlled flexible turrets in the rear.
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