| Manufacturer |
Republic Aviation Company |
Fairey Aviation Company |
| Description |
The Republic XP-72 was an American prototype fighter-interceptor developed by Republic Aircraft as a progression of the P-47 Thunderbolt design. |
The Fairey Firefly is a Second World War-era carrier-borne fighter aircraft and anti-submarine aircraft that was principally operated by the Fleet Air Arm (FAA). |
| ICAO Code |
|
FFLY |
| First Flight |
1944-02-02 |
1941-12-22 |
| Entry Into service |
|
1943-03-01 |
| Production End |
|
1955-01-01 |
| Service End |
|
1956-01-01 |
| Designer |
Republic Aviation Company |
Fairey Aviation Company |
| Type |
Fighter |
Carrier-borne fighter; Strike fighter ; Aerial reconnaissance |
| Length (m) |
11.15 |
11.2776 |
| Height (m) |
4.88 |
4.2672 |
| Cockpit Crew |
|
2 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
789 |
590.6292 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
|
336.3529 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
12805 |
9723.12 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
26.8 |
|
| Armament |
6× 50 caliber Browning machine guns or; 2x 37mm M4 cannons and 4x 50 caliber Browning machine guns or; 4x 37mm M4 cannons; 2× 1,000 lb (476 kg) bombs |
4 × 20 mm Hispano Mk.V cannon; maximum 2 × 1000 lb on underwing pylons; maximum 16 × RP-3 60 lb rockets on 8 × zero-length launchers |
| Number Built |
2 |
1702 |
| Powerplant Description |
1 × Pratt & Whitney R-4360-13 radial engine, 2610 kW (3500 hp) each |
1 × Rolls-Royce Griffon 74 V-12 liquid-cooled piston engine, 1715 kW (2300 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
|
Royal Navy, Royal Australian Navy , Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Netherlands Navy |
| Status |
Canceled |
Retired from military service |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_XP-72 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairey_Firefly |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
12.47 |
12.4968 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
27.9 |
30.658 |
| Wake Category |
|
L |
| Number of Engines |
1 |
1 |