| Manufacturer |
Northrop Corporation |
Beechcraft |
| Description |
The Northrop P-61 Black Widow is a twin-engine United States Army Air Forces fighter aircraft of World War II. |
The Beechcraft XA-38 "Grizzly" was a World War II-era ground attack aircraft, developed by Beechcraft, but never put into production. |
| ICAO Code |
P61 |
|
| First Flight |
1942-05-26 |
1944-05-07 |
| Entry Into service |
1944-01-01 |
|
| Service End |
1954-01-01 |
|
| Designer |
Northrop Corporation |
Beechcraft |
| Type |
Night fighter |
Attack aircraft |
| Length (m) |
14.9352 |
15.5448 |
| Height (m) |
4.2672 |
4.572 |
| Cockpit Crew |
2 |
2 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
589.0199 |
595.4573 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
10088.88 |
8839.2 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
12.9032 |
13.208 |
| Armament |
4 × 20 mm (.79 in) Hispano AN/M2 cannon in ventral fuselage, 200 rounds per gun; 4 × .50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns in remotely operated, full-traverse upper turret, 560 rpg; for ground attack, four bombs of up to 1,600 lb (726 kg) each or six 5-in (127 mm) HVAR unguided rockets could be carried under the wings. Some aircraft could also carry one 1,000 lb (454 kg) bomb under the fusela… |
1 × T15E1 75 mm cannon (20 rounds), 6 × .50 caliber (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns (2 forward-facing, 2 in ventral turret, 2 in dorsal turret) |
| National Origin |
United States of America |
United States of America |
| Number Built |
706 |
2 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800-65W Double Wasp 18-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 1678 kW (2250 hp) each |
2 × Wright R-3350-43 air-cooled radial engines, 1715 kW (2300 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
United States Army Air Forces, United States Air Force |
United States Army Air Forces |
| Status |
|
Canceled |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_P-61_Black_Widow |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beechcraft_XA-38_Grizzly |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
20.1168 |
20.4216 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
61.5353 |
58.1573 |
| Wake Category |
M |
|
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |