- First flight1942
- IntroductionOctober 1943
- StatusRetired
- Number built3,303
Specifications
01
Crew & dimensions
- Crew
- One
- Length
- 32 ft 8 in
- Wingspan
- 38 ft 4 in
- Height
- 12 ft 7 in
02
Performance
- Maximum speed
- 410 mph
- Range
- 450 mi
- Service ceiling
- 43,000 ft
03
Powerplant
- Powerplant
- 1 × Allison V-1710-117 V-12 liquid-cooled piston engine (1,800 hp)
04
Armament
- Armament
- Guns: 1 × 37 mm M4 cannon firing through the propeler hub. From the A-9 version of the aircraft onward, the M4 gun was replaced with the slightly improved M10 37 mm cannon, which used a disintegrating link ammunition belt, increasing the ammo capacity to 58 rounds; the M10 also had a slightly higher rate of fire., 4 × 0.50 in M2 Browning machine guns (two synchronized in the nose, two in the wings); Bombs: 1500 lb bomb load on wing and fuselage