Curtiss XP-71
Appearance
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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