Republic XP-72

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:armament four 37 mm cannons (alternative)
six .50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns
gptkbp:cancellationDate jet fighters rendered piston-engined interceptors obsolete
gptkbp:category single-engined tractor aircraft
low-wing aircraft
World War II United States fighter aircraft
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crew 1
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Republic_P-47_Thunderbolt
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:Pratt_&_Whitney_R-4360_Wasp_Major
piston engine
gptkbp:firstFlight February 1944
gptkbp:height 15 ft 8 in (4.78 m)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Republic XP-72
gptkbp:intendedRole interceptor
gptkbp:length 36 ft 8 in (11.18 m)
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Republic_Aviation
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 490 mph
gptkbp:numberBuilt 2
gptkbp:powerplant gptkb:Pratt_&_Whitney_R-4360-13
gptkbp:projectCancelled 1944
gptkbp:propulsion contra-rotating propellers
gptkbp:status prototype only
gptkbp:successor jet fighters
gptkbp:wingspan 40 ft 11 in (12.47 m)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fairchild_Republic
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6