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Curtiss XP-71

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Template:Infobox Aircraft The Curtiss XP-71 was a 1941 proposal for an advanced heavy escort fighter. The aircraft was to have a pressurized cockpit and be powered by two Pratt & Whitney R-4360 engines each driving a set of pusher contra-rotating propellers.[citation needed]

United States Army Air Forces initially ordered two prototypes which were cancelled in 1943 before any aircraft were built due to concerns over viability of such an ambitious project.[citation needed]

Specifications (XP-71, as designed)

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2

Performance

  • Time to altitude: 12.5 min to 25,000 ft (7,620 m)

Armament

  • Guns:
    • 1× 75 mm (2.95 in) cannon
    • 2× 37 mm (1.46 in) cannon

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