To minimize weight, the aircraft was to have a steel tubular frame with aluminum skin and plywood wings. The inline-8 engine, designed by Harry Miller of Indy 500 racing fame, was to sit behind the pilot in a configuration similar to the P-39 Airacobra. The USAAC ordered an XP-57 prototype. When design was delayed due to financial problems in the company, the contract was allowed to lapse. No production aircraft was built because the USAAC was moving towards larger fighters and had lost interest in the project.
Prototype specifications (XP-57)edit
General characteristics
Crew: One
Length: 26 ft 7 in (8.1 m)
Wingspan: 28 ft 5 in (8.7 m)
Height: 8 ft 0 in (2.4 m)
Wing area: 120 sq ft (11.1 m2)
Empty weight: 3,400 lb (1,542 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Miller L-510 8-cylinder inline mounted at center behind pilot. Double propellers. , 720 hp (537 kW)
American Combat Planes, Ray Wagner, Third Enlarged Edition, Doubleday, 1982.
The American Fighter, Enzo Angelucci and Peter Bowers, Orion Books, 1987.
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tucker, designation, lightweight, fighter, which, proposed, united, states, army, corps, usaac, 1940, nicknamed, peashooter, developed, tucker, aviation, corporation, under, preston, tucker, later, became, famous, tucker, sedan, peashooter, role, fightermanufa. Tucker XP 57 was the designation of a lightweight fighter which was proposed to the United States Army Air Corps USAAC in 1940 Nicknamed the Peashooter it was developed by the Tucker Aviation Corporation under Preston Tucker who later became famous for the Tucker 48 Sedan Tucker XP 57 Peashooter Role FighterManufacturer Tucker Aviation CorporationDesigner Preston TuckerStatus CancelledNumber built NoneTo minimize weight the aircraft was to have a steel tubular frame with aluminum skin and plywood wings The inline 8 engine designed by Harry Miller of Indy 500 racing fame was to sit behind the pilot in a configuration similar to the P 39 Airacobra The USAAC ordered an XP 57 prototype When design was delayed due to financial problems in the company the contract was allowed to lapse No production aircraft was built because the USAAC was moving towards larger fighters and had lost interest in the project Prototype specifications XP 57 editGeneral characteristics Crew One Length 26 ft 7 in 8 1 m Wingspan 28 ft 5 in 8 7 m Height 8 ft 0 in 2 4 m Wing area 120 sq ft 11 1 m2 Empty weight 3 400 lb 1 542 kg Powerplant 1 Miller L 510 8 cylinder inline mounted at center behind pilot Double propellers 720 hp 537 kW Performance Maximum speed 308 mph 495 km h 268 kn Range 600 mi 960 km 520 nmi Armament Three 0 50 cal 12 7 mm machine guns One 0 50 cal machine gun and 2 20 mm cannonSee also editAircraft of comparable role configuration and era Bell XP 77 Caudron C 714 Douglas XP 48 Miles M 20References editThe Official Web Site of National Museum of the USAF Tucker XP 57 at the Wayback Machine archived October 2 2012 American Combat Planes Ray Wagner Third Enlarged Edition Doubleday 1982 The American Fighter Enzo Angelucci and Peter Bowers Orion Books 1987 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tucker XP 57 amp oldid 1160769021, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
