Northrop P-61 Black Widow
Flat Wing Area
61.5353 m²
Entry Into service
1944-01-01
Maximum Take-Off Weight
16.42 t (paragliders: kg)
Total Fuel Capacity
2422.664
Maximum Range
2172.615 km
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Aircraft Weight Variants
| Aircraft |
Maximum Take-Off Weight (t (paragliders: kg)) |
Total Fuel Capacity |
Maximum Range (km) |
|
Northrop P-61 Black Widow |
16.42 |
2422.664 |
2172.615 |
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- Name
- Northrop P-61 Black Widow
- Manufacturer
- Northrop Corporation
- Description
- The Northrop P-61 Black Widow is a twin-engine United States Army Air Forces fighter aircraft of World War II.
- ICAO Code
- P61
- First Flight
- 1942-05-26
- Entry Into service
- 1944-01-01
- Service End
- 1954-01-01
- Designer
- Northrop Corporation
- Type
- Night fighter
- Length (m)
- 14.9352
- Height (m)
- 4.2672
- Cockpit Crew
- 2
- Max Speed (km/h)
- 589.0199
- Max Ceiling (m)
- 10088.88
- Rate of Climb (m/s)
- 12.9032
- 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…
- National Origin
- United States of America
- Number Built
- 706
- Powerplant Description
- 2 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800-65W Double Wasp 18-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 1678 kW (2250 hp) each
- Primary Users
- United States Army Air Forces, United States Air Force
- Wikipedia Article (URL)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_P-61_Black_Widow
- Flat Wing Span (m)
- 20.1168
- Flat Wing Area (m²)
- 61.5353
- Wake Category
- M
- Number of Engines
- 2