Norh American F-82B Twin Mustang

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USAF - This aircraft made a transcontinental record of 4968 miles non-stop in 1947.

XP-82 prototype

Specifications (F-82G)

General

Type: Long-range escort fighter and night fighter
Crew: 2
First flight: 15 June 1945
Number built: 272

Powerplant

2 × Rolls-Royce (Packard) Merlin V-1650 | 1380 hp each | Pistons

Dimensions/Masses

Length: 11.60 m | Wingspan: 15.6 m | Height: 4.10 m
Wing area: 37.90 m² | Empty weight: ? kg
Loaded weight: ? kg | Max takeoff weight: 11247 kg

Performances

Maximum speed: 776 km/h | Ferry range: 3542 kmwith external tanks
Service ceiling: 11887 m

Armament

Inside: 6× .50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning MG (1880 rounds)
Outside: up to 1800 kg of bombs or 25 × 5 in (127 mm) rockets