Northrop P-61 A "Black Widow"
Country of Service : | United States |
Role : | Night Fighter |
First Flight : | May 26, 1942 |
Production Date : | January 1944 |
In-Service Date : | May 1944 |
Manufacturer : | Northrop Aircraft Co. |
Number Produced : | 200 |
Crew : | 3 |
Length : | 14.91 meters |
Height : | 4.47 meters |
Empty Weight : | 9510 kilograms |
Operational Weight : | 12519 kilograms |
Maximum Weight : | 15513 kilograms |
Wing Span : | 20.14 meters |
Wing Aspect Ratio : | 6.59 |
Wing Area : | 61.53 square meters |
Wing Load : | 203.46 kg per square meter |
Engine Number : | 2 |
Engine Name : | Pratt & Whitney R-2800-65 Double Wasp |
Coolant : | Air |
Cylinders: | R-18 |
Capacity: | 45.9 Liters |
Power : | 2250 hp @ 2800 rpm |
Power / Weight Ratio : | 359.45 hp per tonne |
Max Speed : | 594 kph @ 6096 meters |
Cruising Speed : | 513 kph @ 6096 meters |
Climb : | 601 |
Service Ceiling : | 10089 meters |
Range : | 1625 kilometers |
Range (Droptank) : | 3058 kilometers |
Fuel Capacity : | 2498 liters |
Machinegun Armament : | 4x 12.7mm Browning M2 (Dorsal Barbette - 560 rounds each) |
Cannon Armament : | 4x 20mm Hispano 404 (Fixed Forward - 200 rounds each) |
Payload : | 2903 kg (Wings External) |
Gunsight : | Reflector |
Avionics : | SCR-720A A/I Radar |
Pilot Armor : | Yes |
Self-Sealing Fuel Tanks : | Yes |
Armored Windscreen : | Yes |