Republic P-47D "Thunderbolt"
Country | United States Of America |
Type | Single seat fighter / fighter-bomber |
Date of service | July 1943 |
Powerplant | Pratt & Whitney R-2800-21 double-wasp 18-cylinder air-cooled radial |
Horsepower | 2,000 hp.With WEP2,300 hp. |
Max Speed | 428 mph @ 30,000 ft. |
ClimbRate | 2,780 ft/min. |
Weight | |
empty | 10,000 lbs. |
loaded | 14,500 lbs. |
Ceiling | 42,000 ft. |
Range | 475 miles normal / 1800 miles with 2 - 75 Imp. gallon drop tanks and 1 - 83 Imp. gallon belly drop tank |
Armament |
8 - 50 cal Colt Browning M-2 machine guns (4/wing) with 425 rpg |