Northrop P-61 "Black Widow"
night fighter
1942

     
   
     

 

     
   
     

P-61 was the first U.S. fighter equipped with radar. The first prototype flew on May 21, 1942. A total of 706 aircraft were built.

Engine: 2 x Pratt & Whitney R-2800-65 Double Wasp, 1491kW
Armament: 4 x 20mm cannons, 4 x 12.7mm MG, 2900kg of bombs

Crew: 3
Wingspan: 20.12m
Length: 15.11m
Height: 4.47m
Wing area: 61.53m2		 Start mass: 16420kg
Empty mass: 10637kg
Max speed: 589kph
Ceiling: 10090m
Range: 2173km

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