P-47 THUNDERBOLT

Specifications

	D MODEL	N MODEL
Type	single-seat fighter/bomber	single-seat long-range fighter
Contractor	Republic	Rebublic
Country of Origin	USA	USA
Powerplant	one Pratt & Whitney R-2800-59W Radial piston engine	one Pratt & Whitney R-2800-57(C) Radial piston engine
Horsepower	2,535-hp total	2,800-hp total
Length	36ft 1.65in	36ft 4in
Height	14ft 8in	14ft 8in
Wingspan	40ft 9.25in	42ft 7in
Wing Area	300 Sq. ft	322 Sq. ft
Max Speed	433mph @ 30,000ft	460mph @ 30,000ft
Climb Rate	1,000ft/minute	2,770ft/minute
Service Ceiling	41,000ft	43,000ft
Range	1,900 miles with drop tanks	2,350 miles
Empty Weight	9,950lbs	11,000lbs
Max Take-Off Weight	17,500lbs	20,700lbs
Armament	eight 12.7-mm machine guns up to 2,500lbs of bombs	six or eight 12.7-mm machine guns up to 2,000lbs of bombs or ten 5-in rockets

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