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Republic P-43 Lancer
Development of the P-35. The P-43 was heavier, but the addition of a turbosupercharger improved performance considerably. Nevertheless the performance of the P-43 was not up to European standards, and it lacked armour protection. Most P-43s were only ordered to keep the production lines of Republic open, until the P-47 could be delivered. Only the P-43s lend-leased to China saw combat.
| General characteristics P-43A | |||
| Primary function | Fighter | ||
| Contractor | Republic Aviation Corp. | ||
| Power plant | One Pratt&Whitney R-1830-57 engine | ||
| Thrust | 1,180 HP | 880 kW | |
| Wingspan | 36 ft | 10.97 m | |
| Length | 28.5 ft | 8.69 m | |
| Height | 14 ft | 4.27 m | |
| Wingarea | 223 sq ft | 20.72 sq m | |
| Weight | empty | 6,000 lb | 2,722 kg |
| max. | 8,500 lb | 3,850 kg | |
| Max. speed | 356 mph | 573 km/h | |
| Ceiling | 36,090 ft | 11,000 m | |
| Max. range | 1,430 miles | 2,300 km | |
| Armament | 2x 12.7mm machine guns, 2x 7.62mm machine guns | ||
| Crew | One | ||
| Date deployed | 1940 | ||
| Number built | 272 | ||
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