Chance-Vought XF5U "Skimmer"
carrier-borne STOL aircraft
1945

     
   
     

Full-scale successor to the V-173 STOL aircraft. Never flown.

     
   
     

Crew: 1
Engine: 2 x Pratt-Whitney R-2000-7, 825kW
Wingspan: 7.1m
Length: 8.7m
Height: 5.1m		 Wing area: 44.1m2
Start mass: 7491kg
Max speed: 740kph
Range: 1600km
Armament: 6 x 20mm MG, 2 x 450kg bombs

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