P-43 Lancer
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | - |
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| Type | Fighter,
Fighter-Bomber |
Crew | 1 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Republic Aviation
Company |
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| Production | 272: whose 54 P-43, 80 P-43A, 125
P-43A-1 (1940-1941) |
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| First Flight | March 1940 |
Introduction | 1941 |
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Length | 8.68 m |
Empty Weight | 2565 kg |
| Wingspan | 10.97 m |
Loaded Weight | 3534 kg |
| Height | 4.46 m |
Max takeoff weight | 3599 kg |
| Wing area | 20.70 m² |
Wing loading | 163 kg/m² |
| ARMAMENT | ||||
| Main Guns | Wings |
2× 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning |
Ammunition Carried | ? |
| Secondary Guns | Nose |
2× 0.30 in (7.62 mm) M1919 Browning |
Ammunition Carried | ? |
| Other Armament | maximum 91 kg of bombs: 2 x 54.5
kg or 6 x 9 kg bomb |
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| POWERPLANT | |||
| Engine | 1 ×
Pratt & Whitney R-1830-49 |
Type & Displacement | 14-cyl. air-cooled radial piston,
29.978 L |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 1200 hp |
Power/Weight Ratio | 339.56 hp / ton * |
| Fuel Capacity | 549-825 L,
centerline hardpoint for a drop tank
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(*) with loaded weight
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 562 km/h |
Cruise Speed | 451 km/h |
| Stall Speed * | ? km/h |
Service Ceiling | 11582 m |
| Rate of Climb | 13 m/s, 14.5 m/s |
Range | 1287-2092 km |
(*) vitesse de décrochage
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