The Lockheed XP-49 (company Model 522) was an advancement on the P-38 Lightning for a fighter in response to U.S. Army Air Corps proposal 39-775. Intended to use the new 24-cylinder Pratt & Whitney X-1800 engine, this proposal, which was for an aircraft substantially similar to the P-38, was assigned the designation XP-49 , while the competing ...

2016年5月11日 · The XP-49 was a development of the Lockheed Corporation during World War 2 (1939-1945) as a possible successor to the classic P-38 "Lightning" twin boom fighter of 1941. The XP-49 was to be a high-altitude performer with the established capabilities of the original.

2017年1月18日 · The requirement for this long-range aircraft never materialised as the P-51D proved a superior escort fighter when fitted with drop tanks. The Lockheed XP-49, its designation seemingly out of sequence in that it was a conception of pre-war years, was designed in 1939 with the ambitious goal of attaining 473mph (761.2km/h) in level flight at 15 ...

2024年3月12日 · The Lockheed XP-49 was designed as an enhanced fighter, building on the foundation of the P-38 Lightning. Despite its potential, the project did not advance past the prototype phase. By the time the prototype was completed, it was already surpassed by the operational capabilities of the existing P-38 models.

2024年12月24日 · In this video, we take a look at the Lockheed XP-49, an American-made twin engine fighter from World War II that was intended to serve as a much more powerful derivative and potential replacement...

This proposal called for a new type of twin-engined, high-performance interceptor fighter. The successful entry was, however, to derive as many design features as possible from already existing aircraft.

The Lockheed XP-49 (company Model 522) was an advancement on the P-38 Lightning for a fighter in response to U.S. Army Air Corps proposal 39-775. Intended to use the new 24-cylinder Pratt & Whitney X-1800 engine, this proposal, which was for an aircraft substantially similar to the P-38, was assigned the designation XP-49 , while the competing ...

The Lockheed XP-49, its designation seemingly out of sequence in that it was a conception of pre-war years, was designed in 1939 with the ambitious goal of attaining 761km/h in level flight at 4572m. The XP-49 would have been a veritable flying arsenal in its day as it was to be armed with two 20mm cannon and four 12.7mm machine-guns.

The Lockheed XP-49 was designed as an enhanced fighter, building on the foundation of the P-38 Lightning. Despite its potential, the project did not advance past the prototype phase. By the time the prototype was completed, it was already surpassed by the operational capabilities of the existing P-38 models.#history #aircraft #P38 #fighter #ww2

The aircraft that almost never was; the P-49 Night Witch is an all weather, night heavy fighter/bomber and bomber escort aircraft that from the beginning, was riddled with problems.