Republic Thunderbolt is almost biggest single engined single seat fighter ever built; span 40 ft 9 5/16 in.; length 35 ft 3 3/16 in.; height 12 ft 4 11/16 in.; 4-bladed "cuffed," fully feathering Curtiss electric propeller is driven by 2000-hp turbo-supercharged Pratt and Whitney Double Wasp air cooled radial engine; undercarriage legs are set wide apart and retract inwards; photographs and 3-view drawings included. (see also Flight v 43 n 1795 May 20 1943 p 521-4)


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    Title :

    Thunderbolt -- By jove!


    Additional title:

    Aeroplane


    Published in:

    Aeroplane ; 64 , n 1669


    Publication date :

    1943


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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