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Wing Span: 37 feet
Wing Area: 233 sq ft
Length: 32 feet, 3 inches
Height: 13 feet, 8 inches
Weight-Empty: 7041 lbs
Weight-Maximum: 12,100 lbs
Typical Payload: 1562 lbs
 (One pilot, one pax, full fuel, no bags)
Typical Weight: 8603 lbs

Structural Limits
 Positive: +8.0 G
 Negative: -4.0 G (10 sec neg G limit)

Engine: Packard Merlin V-1650-7 piston V-12 engine
 Roush pistons
 Merlin fingers
 Cermachrome liners
 -9 supercharger clutch, gears and ratios
 Dual spin on Champion oil filters

Takeoff power:
 1490 hp at 61" MP
 1300 hp at 55" MP
War emergency: 1720 hp

Wing loading (lb/sf)
 Typical: 36.9
 Maximum: 51.9

Power loading-Typical Weight (lb/hp)
 Takeoff: 5.77

Performance
 Maximum Speed: 437 mph at 25,000 feet
 Ceiling: 41,900 ft.
 Climb to 20,000 ft.: 7.3 minutes
 Range: 650 nm w 30 minute reserve


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