P-61B Black Widow
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | US:
P-61B |
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| Type | Night
Fighter,Ground-Attack |
Crew | 2–3 (pilot, radar operator,
optional gunner) |
| Manufacturer(s) | Northrop |
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| Production | 490 |
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| First Flight | 1944 |
Introduction | July 1944 |
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Empty Weight | 10637 kg |
Loaded Weight | 13471 kg |
| Max takeoff weight | 16420 kg |
Length | 15.11 m |
| Wingspan | 20.12 m |
Wing area | 61.53 m² |
| Height | 4.47 m |
Wing loading | 219 kg/m² |
| ARMAMENT | |||
| Main Guns | 4 × 20 mm (.79 in) Hispano
M2 cannon* |
Ammunition Carried | 4 x 200 |
| Secondary Guns | 4 × .50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning MG** |
Ammunition Carried | 560 |
| Other Armament | 4 x 726 kg bombs or 6 x 5 in (127
mm) HVAR unguided rockets could be carried under the wings. Some aircraft could also carry one 454 kg bomb under the fuselage. |
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(*) Ventral position, (**) in remotely operated,
full-traverse upper turret (last 200 only),
PROPOSED LONG-RANGE ESCORT: 4 x 12.7mm Browning M2 machine
guns in nose assembly (in place of radar).
| POWERPLANT | |||
| Engine | 2 ×
Pratt & Whitney R-2800-65W Double Wasp radial engines |
Type & Displacement | 18-cylinder air-cooled twin-row,
45.96 L |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 2
x 2250 hp at 3000 rpm |
Power/Weight Ratio | 334 hp / ton * |
| Fuel Capacity |
2423 L (Up to four 625 L or 1173 L drop tanks under the wings)
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(*) (**) with loaded weight
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 589 km/h
at 6095 m |
Cruise Speed | ? km/h |
| Stall Speed * | ? km/h |
Service Ceiling | 10600 m |
| Rate of Climb | 12.9 m/s |
Range | 982 km (3060 km w/ 4 external fuel tanks) |
(*) vitesse de décrochage
| Sources | |||
| Wikipédia | Lemaire Soft | ||
Drawings |
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