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NORTHROP F-15 (R-15A)
1946
 
RECONNAISANCE
 
     
 
 
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DATA
 
 
NORTHROP F-15 (R-15A)
 
CLASSIFICATION
CLASS :
 RECONNAISANCE
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN :
 UNITED STATES
MANUFACTURER :
 NORTHROP AIRCRAFT COMPANY, INC
FIRST FLIGHT :
 1946
SERVICE DELIVERY :
 1946
NUMBER BUILT :
 36
   
SPECIFICATION
SPAN :
 66 ft 0 in (20.11 m)
LENGTH :
 50 ft 4 in (15.34 m)
HEIGHT :
 14 ft 2 in (4.77 m)
WING AREA :
 662 sq ft (61.49 m sq)
WEIGHT EMPTY :
 --
WEIGHT LOADED :
 32,190 lbs (14601 kg)
WEIGHT MAX :
 --
ARMAMENT :
 NONE
BOMB LOAD :
 NONE
POWER PLANT :
 2 x Pratt & Whitney R-2800-65 Double Wasp Radial Piston Engines,
 
 Rated at 2,100 hp
CREW :
 2 - Pilot & Co-Pilot
   
PERFORMANCE
MAXIMUM SPEED :
 440 mph (708 km/h)
CRUISING SPEED :
 315 mph (507 km/h)
LANDING SPEED :
 --
CLIMB RATE :
 To 30,000 ft (9144 m) in 14.6 min
RANGE :
 4,000 miles (6437 km)
SERVICE CEILING :
 41,000 ft (12497 m)
 
 
 
 
REFERENCES
 
 

Gunston, Bill. The Illustrated Directory of Fighting Aircraft of World War II. New York: Prentice Hall Press. 1988. ISBN 0-13-450454-2.

Gunston, Bill. JANE'S Fighting Aircraft of World War II. New Jersey: Crescent Books, 1992. ISBN 0-517-67964-7.

Wagner, Raymond. American Combat Planes, Third Enlarged Edition New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1982. ISBN 0-385-13120-8.

Angelucci, Enzo; Bowers, Peter. The American Fighter - The Definitive Guide To American Fighter Aircraft From 1917 to the Present. New York: Orion Books. 1985. ISBN 0-517-56588-9.

 
 
     
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