The North American P-64 was the designation assigned by the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) to the North American Aviation NA-68 fighter, an upgraded variant of the NA-50 developed during the late 1930s. Seven NA-50s were purchased by the Peruvian Air Force, which nicknamed it Torito ("Little Bull"). [3]

EAA’s P-64 is the only surviving example of the type, and can be seen once again on display in the EAA Aviation Museum’s Eagle Hangar. Length: 26 feet, 11 inches. Wingspan: 37 feet, 3 inches. Empty Weight: 4,470 pounds. Gross Weight: 5,700 pounds. Cruise Speed: 255 mph. Maximum Speed: 295 mph. Service Ceiling: 32,000 feet. Seats: 1.

2022年10月17日 · Meet the P-64, also known as the NA-50 and the NA-68. The roots of this aircraft go back to North American’s NA-16 two-seat trainer aircraft, which first flew in 1935. For the time this was a hugely successful aircraft, with almost two thousand being built in four years and seeing service in air forces all over the world.

2020年11月6日 · Powered by a Wright R-975 "Whirlwind" air-cooled radial piston engine of 400 horsepower, the aircraft proved serviceable enough in its role until overtaken by more advanced designs leading up to the war years.

On September 1, 1940, the North American P-64 had its first flight. Developed to be a simple single-seat, single-engine fighter aircraft, the aeroplane went by a number of variant names during its development, including the NA-50, NA-68 and finally the P-64.

2016年4月14日 · The North American P-64 was an export fighter designed off of the NA-50 which was a single seat fighter for export. The P-64 was the United States designation for the NA-68 the improved version of the NA-50.

Despite its limited success, the P-64 was an important stepping stone in the development of North American Aviation’s line of fighter aircraft, which would go on to include the iconic P-51 Mustang. The North American P-64 was an upgraded variant of the NA-50 fighter aircraft manufactured by North American Aviation in 1939.

Never really a fighter in USAAF service, the six P-64s were essentially base 'hacks' and possibly never received American serial numbers. A privately-owned survivor in civil registry as N840 was airworthy in the US as recently as 1975. Good story on this history, and renovation to a flying model (Oshkosh 2016) in current (Nov 2016 EAA magazine.

In 1940, the NA-68s (along with a parallel order for NA-69 two seaters) ordered by the Royal Thai Air Force were en route to Thailand when their export clearance was cancelled and were returned to the United States where they were assigned the designation P-64, disarmed, and used for advanced fighter training.

2020年9月1日 · X-Plane; Back to Basics; Flight Adventure; Challenging Airports; Quizzes; Events; Forum. Forum Search; Why Key.Aero? P-64. Primary tabs. View; Feature 80 years of the North American P-64. 1st September 2020. Celebrating the P-51 Mustang’s lesser-spotted cousin, which had a production run of just 13