Vultee XP-54 - Specifications (XP-54)

Specifications (XP-54)

Data from Green and Swanborough 1978, p. 84.

General characteristics

• Crew: one, pilot
• Length: 54 ft 9 in (16.69 m)
• Wingspan: 53 ft 10 in (16.41 m)
• Height: 14 ft 6 in (4.42 m)
• Wing area: 456 ft² (42.4 m²)
• Empty weight: 15,262 lb (6,923 kg)
• Loaded weight: 18,233 lb (8,270 kg)
• Max. takeoff weight: 19,337 lb (8,771 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming XH-2470-1 liquid-cooled piston engine, 2,300 shp (1,715 kW each)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 381 mph at 28,500 ft (613 km/h at 8,700 m)
• Range: 500 mi (805 km)
• Service ceiling: 37,000 ft (11,300 m)
• Rate of climb: 2,300 ft/min (11,7 m/s)
• Wing loading: 40 lb/ft² (196 kg/m²)
• Power/mass: 0.13 hp/lb (0.20 kW/kg)

Armament

• 2 × 37 mm T-12/T-13 cannon
• 2 × .50 cal M2 Browning machine guns