General Motors/Fisher P-75A Eagle

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The General Motors/Fisher P-75 Eagle was a fighter aircraft designed by the Fisher Body Division of General Motors.

Development started in September 1942 in response to United States Army Air Forces requirement for a fighter possessing an extremely high rate of climb, using the most powerful liquid-cooled engine then available, the Allison V-3420.

The program was cancelled after only a small number of prototypes and production aircraft had been completed, as it was no longer required in its original role, could not be quickly deployed, and possessed no significant advantages over aircraft already in production.

Powered by a V-3420-19 24-cylinder engine rated at 2,600 hp driving co-axial contra-rotating propellers.

General characteristics

Crew: One
Length: 40 ft 5 in (12.32 m)
Wingspan: 49 ft 4 in (15.04 m)
Height: 15 ft 6 in (4.72 m)
Wing area: 347 ft² (32.24 m²)
Empty weight: 11,495 lb (5,214 kg)
Loaded weight: 19,420 lb[7] (8808 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 18,210 lb (8,260 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Allison V-3420-23 liquid-cooled 24-cylinder double-Vee, 2,885 hp (2,150 kW)

Performance

Maximum speed: 433 mph (697 km/h) at 20,000 (6,100 m)
Range: 2,050 mi (3,300 km)
Service ceiling: 36,400 ft (11,100 m)
Rate of climb: 4,200 ft/min (21.3 m/s)
Wing loading: 39.8 lb/ft² (194.3 kg/m²)
Power/mass: 0.21 hp/lb (0.34 kW/kg)

Armament

6x .50 caliber (12.7 mm) wing mounted machine guns
4x .50 caliber (12.7 mm) fuselage mounted machine guns
2x 500 lb (227 kg) bombs