R-2800 radial air-cooled engine with 1,850 horsepower, turned a three-blade Hamilton Standard Hydromatic propeller with solid aluminum blades spanning 13 feet 1 inch; wing bent gull-shaped on both sides of the fuselage.
Created by
Dane Penland
Date Created
01/19/2012
Source
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Keywords
Aircraft; Aviation; Fighters; Military; World War II
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