The Republic P-43 Lancer was an American low-flying aircraft that took to the air in 1940, and during its production (which lasted from 1940-1941), about 270 machines of this type were created. The aircraft in the R-43A variant had a length of 8.7 meters with a wingspan of 11 meters. The drive was provided by one Pratt and Whitney R-1830 engine with a maximum power of 1200 hp. The maximum speed was 573 km/h, with a rate of climb of 13 m/s/. On-board armament consisted of 4 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine guns. The Republican P-43 Lancer was developed for the United States Air Force, then known as the United States Air Force (USAAC), as the new primary interceptor. It withstood the competition of prototypes, for example: P-38 Lightning or P-40 Warhawk. It is interesting that he did not come out of this fight completely defeated, because the US Air Force placed an order for small-scale production of this machine. It is interesting that, despite good aeronautical and flight qualities and the ability to fly at high altitudes, the machine was quickly recognized as unfit for combat and withdrawn into reserve or converted into photo scouts, as well as exported to China and Australia. To this day, however, there is debate as to whether the USAAC rejected the Republican P-43 Lancer too hastily. The main version of the development of the machine was the R-43A model, which compared to the R-43 model had better booking in the pilot's cabin, self-sealing fuel tanks, and a different engine option. Pratt and Whitney R-1830. This is also the version with more than 100 copies transferred to China.
