Republic P-47 Thunderbolt - an American single-engine fighter and attack fighter, built in a low-flying design with classic plumage. It is considered one of the best American fighters of the Second World War. The flight of the prototype took place in 1941, serial production continued in 1942-1945. The P-47 can be characterized as the workhorse of the USAF both in Europe and in the Pacific region. Although the R-2800 Double Wasp engine with a capacity of 2000 hp, turbine and exhaust system made the aircraft very large and heavy, this was not an obstacle to achieving high flight characteristics. The P-47 class is evidenced by the huge number of manufactured aircraft. (The second common version was the P-47N with a modified wing, increased fuel tanks of the medvosklan. It was used both as a fighter and as an attack vehicle. Even after World War II and until the beginning of the 1950s, the Thunderbolt was one of the most popular American aircraft. Technical characteristics (P-47D version) length 11 m, wingspan 12.42 m, height 4.47 m, maximum speed 697 km / h, rate of climb 15.9 m / s, maximum range 2,900 km, practical ceiling: 13100 m, Armament: fixed - 8 12.7-mm machine guns M2, suspended - domnbeke kmratela.
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