Specifications (P-47D Thunderbolt)
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 36 ft 1 in (11.00 m)
- Wingspan: 40 ft 9 in (12.42 m)
- Height: 14 ft 8 in (4.47 m)
- Wing area: 300 ft² (27.87 m²)
- Empty weight: 10,000 lb (4,536 kg)
- Loaded weight: 17,500 lb (7,938 kg)
- Max. takeoff weight: 17,500 lb (7,938 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800-59 twin-row radial engine, 2,535 hp (1,890 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 433 mph at 30,000 ft (697 km/h at 9,145 m)
- Range: 800 mi combat, 1,800 mi ferry (1,290 km / 2,900 km)
- Service ceiling: 43,000 ft (13,100 m)
- Rate of climb: 3,120 ft/min (15.9 m/s)
- Wing loading: 58.3 lb/ft² (284.8 kg/m²)
- Power/mass: 0.14 hp/lb (238 W/kg)
Armament
- 8 × .50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns (3400 rounds)
- Up to 2,500 lb (1,134 kg) of bombs
- 10 × 5 in (127 mm) unguided rockets
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