Boeing

Boeing XF8B

Fighter bomber

  • First flight1944
  • StatusPrototype
  • Number built3
Technical data

Specifications

01

Crew & dimensions

Crew
1
Length
43 ft 3 in
Wingspan
54 ft
Height
16 ft 3 in
02

Performance

Maximum speed
450 mph
Range
2,800 mi
Service ceiling
37,500 ft
03

Powerplant

Powerplant
1 × Pratt & Whitney XR-4360-10 28 cylinder air-cooled piston engine (3,000 hp)
04

Armament

Armament
Guns: 6 × 20 mm cannon or 6 × 0.5 in machine guns; Bombs: 6400 lb bombs or 2 × 2000 lb torpedoes; Rockets: provision for rockets under the outer wings