Northrop XP-56

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Wingspan: 12.97 m (42.5 ft), length: 7.16 m (23.48 ft), height: 2.97 m (9.74 ft), wing area: 27.5 sq.m (306 sq.ft), max weight: 5,142 kg (11,350 lbs), estimated max speed: 748 kph (465 mph), ceiling: 10,000 m (32,000 ft), range: 1,000 km (622 mls).

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Wingspan: 12.95 m (42.5 ft), length: 8.38 m (27.5 ft), height: 3.35 m (11. ft), wing area: 27.5 sq.m (306 sq.ft), max weight: 5,364 kg (11,841 lbs), estimated max speed: 751 kph (467 mph), ceiling: 10,000 m (32,800 ft), range: 720 km (447 mls).

Engine: one 2,000 hp Pratt & Whitney R-2800-29 air-cooled radial engine, driving a pair of contrarotating pusher propellers.

Proposed armament: 2 x 20 mm Hispano AN/M2 cannons, 4 x 0.50 cal Browning M2 heavy machine guns and one Type N-2A reflector gunsight.
 

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Here is a nice Northrop image of the XP-56 from 1943; looks like Hawthorne Airport.
 

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