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Northrop P-56 Black Bullet
The XP-56 was developed to specification R-40C, that encouraged the development of unconventional fighters. It was a tailless aircraft of magnesium construction. A setback occured when the original engine was cancelled and had to be replaced by the P&W R-2800. The handling characteristics and performance of the P-56 were unsatisfactory; one was lost and the second was finally declared unairworthy. Important lessons were learnt for the B-35.
| General characteristics XP-56 | |||
| Primary function | Fighter | ||
| Power plant | One Pratt&Whitney R-2800-29 engine | ||
| Thrust | 2,000 HP | 1,491 kW | |
| Wingspan | 42.5 ft | 12.95 m | |
| Length | 27.5 ft | 8.38 m | |
| Height | 11 ft | 3.35 m | |
| Wingarea | 305.7 sq ft | 28.4 sq m | |
| Weight | empty | 8,710 lb | 3,950 kg |
| max. | 12,155 lb | 5,514 kg | |
| Max. speed | 417 mph | 671 km/h | |
| Ceiling | 33,000 ft | 10,060 m | |
| Max. range | 660 miles | 1,062 km | |
| Armament | 2x 20mm cannon, 4x 12.7mm machine gun | ||
| Crew | One | ||
| First flight | September 30, 1943 | ||
| Number built | 2 | ||
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