The Fisher P-75 Eagle is an American fighter aircraft designed by the Fisher Body Division of General Motors. Development started in September 1942 in response to United States Army Air Forces requirement for a fighter possessing an extremely high rate of climb, using the most powerful liquid-cooled engine then available, the Allison V-3420.

Fisher continued development of the design with the heavily-modified P-75A. By the fall of 1944, however, the U.S. Army Air Forces already had capable escort aircraft like the P-51 Mustang and P-47 Thunderbolt, and it canceled the order for 2,500 P …

2022年8月16日 · In 1942, the U.S. Army Air Forces wanted to add a high-performance fighter/interceptor to the fleet. The resulting aircraft became known as the Fisher P-75 Eagle and proved to be a poor bet in more...

However, perhaps the ultimate boondoggle of the war was the long-range General Motors/Fisher XP-75 Eagle fighter, powered by the experimental Allison W-3420 engine that was plagued with problems. 2. As was remarked about the vintage Curtis JN-4 Jenny, the P-75 could have been classified as "a group of parts flying in formation."

2019年7月20日 · In March 1942, Fisher was tasked to build various components (engine cowlings, outer wing panels, ailerons, flaps, horizontal stabilizers, elevators, vertical stabilizers, rudders) of the Boeing B-29 Superfortress and 200 complete aircraft. A new plant in Cleveland, Ohio would be built to support this order.

The General Motors Fisher P-75 / XP-75 was an American fighter developed during World War 2 as an interceptor with an extremely high rate of climb. The project was however abandoned, and only 14...

2021年5月3日 · A new empennage was installed with a larger vertical tail fin and associated rudder plane. The six long-range XP-75 Eagles were ready for further testing and review. These systems fared just as well as their preceding forms and fell well below expectations.

The Fisher P-75 Eagle was developed as an interceptor aircraft in response to a specification by the United States Army Air Force (USAAF) for a plane with a rapid rate of climb that also...

2023年4月20日 · The Fisher P-75 Eagle was developed as an interceptor aircraft in response to a specification by the United States Army Air Force (USAAF) for a plane with a rapid rate of climb that also had a high performance and maneuverability. Rather than modify an existing fighter, the USAAF decided to take a chance with a new concept design.

2020年9月10日 · Incorporating parts from three existing aircraft, GM’s XP-75 Eagle suffered from an overly complicated design and overweight experimental engine. This restored Fisher P-75A at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton, Ohio, is the only surviving example. (National Museum of the U.S. Air Force)