Lockheed XP-49

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The Lockheed XP-49 was an experimental American twin-engine fighter prototype developed during World War II as an advanced, high-altitude derivative of the P-38 Lightning.

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Lockheed XP-49 canonical 1
Lockheed XP‑49 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf experimental fighter aircraft ⓘ
prototype aircraft ⓘ
twin-engine fighter ⓘ
aircraftFamily Lockheed P-38 family ⓘ
airForceDesignation experimental pursuit aircraft ⓘ
airframeMaterial metal ⓘ
armamentPlanned cannon ⓘ
machine guns ⓘ
basedOn Lockheed P-38 Lightning ⓘ
category World War II United States fighter aircraft ⓘ
cancelled military aircraft projects of the United States ⓘ
cockpitLocation central nacelle ⓘ
configuration single-seat ⓘ
twin-boom ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
crew 1 ⓘ
designedAs advanced derivative of P-38 Lightning ⓘ
designGoal improved climb rate ⓘ
improved service ceiling ⓘ
improved speed ⓘ
developedFor United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
developer Lockheed Aircraft Corporation ⓘ
engineConfiguration twin-engine ⓘ
era World War II ⓘ
firstFlightDate 1942-11-11 ⓘ
intendedEngine Continental XI-1430 ⓘ
intendedEngineConfiguration liquid-cooled V-12 ⓘ
landingGear retractable tricycle landing gear ⓘ
laterEngine Allison V-1710 ⓘ
manufacturer Lockheed ⓘ
militaryDesignation XP-49 ⓘ
numberBuilt 1 ⓘ
operator United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
powerplantType piston engine ⓘ
primaryFeature high-altitude performance ⓘ
programOutcome did not enter mass production ⓘ
reasonForCancellation changing operational requirements ⓘ
sufficient performance of existing fighters ⓘ
role fighter aircraft ⓘ
high-altitude interceptor ⓘ
status cancelled project ⓘ
prototype only ⓘ
successorTo Lockheed P-38 Lightning (intended) ⓘ
tailConfiguration twin tail ⓘ
timePeriod early 1940s ⓘ
usedFor evaluation ⓘ
flight testing ⓘ
wingType low-wing monoplane ⓘ

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Allison V-1710 → usedInAircraft → Lockheed XP-49 ⓘ
United States Army Air Forces fighter programs → aircraftDeveloped → Lockheed XP‑49 ⓘ
linked to: Lockheed XP-49