The Seversky XP-41 was a fighter aircraft built in the United States in 1939. A single prototype was modified from a Seversky P-35 by adding a lower profile canopy, a turbo-supercharged engine, and revised landing gear. It was developed in parallel with the P-43 Lancer, and work was stopped when the USAAC showed a preference for that aircraft instead.
Specifications (XP-41)
General Characteristics
- Crew: one pilot
- Length: 27 ft 0 in (8.23 m)
- Wingspan: 36 ft 0 in (10.98 m)
- Height: 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m)
- Wing area: ft² ( m²)
- Empty: 5,390 lb (2,450 kg)
- Loaded: 6,600 lb (3,000 kg)
- Maximum takeoff: 7,200 lb (3,273 kg)
- Powerplant: 1x Pratt & Whitney R-1830-19 turbo-supercharged radial, 1,200 hp (895 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 323 mph (517 km/h)
- Range: 730 miles (1,168 km)
- Service ceiling: ft ( m)
- Rate of climb: ft/min ( m/min)
- Wing loading: lb/ft² ( kg/m²)
- Power/Mass: hp/lb ( kW/kg)
Armament
- 1x .50 machine gun
- 1x .30 machine gun
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Related content
Related development:
Seversky P-35
Comparable aircraft:
Designation sequence:
P-38 -
P-39 -
P-40 -
XP-41 -
XP-42 -
P-43 -
P-44
