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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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