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Aviation History
1944
1944 - 0085.PDF
JANUARY 13TH, 1944 43 ing Attitudes Republic Thunderbolt (P-47B) Single-seater Fighter. KNOWN in the U.S.A.A.F. as the P-47B, the Republic Thunderbolt is probably the largest and heaviest single- seater fighter in the service of the Allies to-day, its loaded, weight being no less than 14,000 lb. Recently a fighter bomber version has been introduced. Powered by an 18-cylinder, 2,000 h.p. turbo-supercharged Pratt and Whitney " Double Wasp " engine, the Thunderbolt fighter has a top speed of more than 400 m.p.h. and good altitude performance. It is well protected and its armament consists of eight 0.5m. machine-guns in the wings. Recogni tion points include deep oval fuselage and cowling, low wings with straight, slightly backswept leading edge and curved trail ing edge, large "wing nut" tailplane, and almost triangular fin and rudder. Dimensions:—Span 40ft. oin., length 36ft. iin., height 13ft., wing area 270 sq. ft. Fw 190A-4 (1,600 h.p. B.M.W. 801D) GERMANY'S most efficient single-seater fighter, the Focke-Wulf Fwioo, powered by the 1,600 h.p. 14-cylinder B.M.W. 8OID radial engine, is also in service as a long-range fighter-bomber with wing drop-tanks. Its compact power-unit is notable for the low-drag cowling which encloses a 12-bladed fan to assist the coding. Behind this the fuselage tapers in straight lines to the tail, imparting that carrot-like outline in plan which is a notable recognition characteristic of this aircraft. The wings, which taper more on the trailing edge, are set well forward and have bluntly rounded tips, and the high aspect-ratio tailplane is almost rectangular. Its armament consists of two synchronised 7.9 mm. machine -guns in the fuselage and four 20 mm. cannon in the wings. Top speed is 385 m.p.h. at 19,000ft. Dimensions:—Span 34ft. 5m., length 29ft. iin., height 12ft., wing area 203 sq. ft. Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-4 Single-seater Fighter-bomber. j
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