Republic P-47 Thunderbolt

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Republic_P-47_Thunderbolt

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:armament	gptkb:8_×_.50_in_(12.7_mm)_M2_Browning_machine_guns 10 × 5 in (127 mm) rockets up to 2,500 lb (1,134 kg) of bombs
gptkbp:category	World War II bombing single-engined tractor aircraft low-wing aircraft aircraft first flown in 1941
gptkbp:crew	1
gptkbp:emptyWeight	10,000 lb (4,536 kg)
gptkbp:engineType	gptkb:Pratt_&_Whitney_R-2800_Double_Wasp
gptkbp:firstFlight	6 May 1941
gptkbp:height	14 ft 8 in (4.47 m)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Republic P-47 Thunderbolt
gptkbp:introduced	1942
gptkbp:length	36 ft 1 in (11.00 m)
gptkbp:manufacturer	gptkb:Republic_Aviation
gptkbp:maximumSpeed	433 mph (697 km/h)
gptkbp:nickname	Jug
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Francis_S._Gabreski gptkb:Gabriel_P._Disosway gptkb:Neel_Kearby gptkb:Robert_S._Johnson
gptkbp:numberBuilt	15,636
gptkbp:numberOfEngines	1
gptkbp:primaryUser	gptkb:Royal_Air_Force gptkb:United_States_Air_Force gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces gptkb:Brazilian_Air_Force gptkb:French_Air_Force
gptkbp:produced	1941–1945
gptkbp:range	800 mi (1,290 km)
gptkbp:retired	1966
gptkbp:role	bomber escort fighter
gptkbp:serviceCeiling	43,000 ft (13,000 m)
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Republic_F-84_Thunderjet
gptkbp:usedBy	gptkb:Iran gptkb:Italy gptkb:Mexico gptkb:Portugal gptkb:Soviet_Union gptkb:Turkey gptkb:Yugoslavia
gptkbp:usedInConflict	gptkb:Korean_War gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:weight	14,000 lb (6,350 kg)
gptkbp:wingspan	40 ft 9 in (12.42 m)
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Pima_Air_&_Space_Museum
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5