Northrop XP-56 "Black Bullet"
research aircraft
1943

     
   
     

 

     
   
     

 

     
   
     

Experimental tailless fighter with coaxial pushing propellers. The first prototype flew on September 6, 1943. Two built.

Crew: 1
Engine: 1 x Pratt & Whitney R-2800 "Double Wasp", 1491kW
Wingspan: 12.9m
Length: 7.1m
Wing area: 29.0m2
Start mass: 5000kg

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