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Grumman P-50 Skyrocket

USAAF version of F5F. The XP-50 had a nosewheel undercarriage, a longer nose, and supercharged engines. The fuselage was redesigned to have a smoother, shark-like shape. It was better than the XF5F-1, but the XP-50 crashed into the Long Island Sound on 14 May 1941 during a test flight after the right engine's turbo-supercharger exploded. Further development of the aircraft was halted and design continued on the XP-65, an improved version of the XP-50.

General characteristics XP-50
Primary function	Fighter
Power plant	Two R-1820-67/69 radial engines
Thrust	2x 1,200 HP		895 kW
Wingspan	42 ft		12.80 m
Length	31.9 ft		9.73 m
Height	12 ft		3.66 m
Wingarea	304 sq ft		28.24 sq m
Weight	empty	8,308 lb	3,768 kg
	max.	13,060 lb	5,924 kg
Speed	424 mph		682 km/h
Range	584 miles		940 km
Armament	2x 20mm cannon, 2x 12.7mm machine guns
Crew	One
Date deployed	1941

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