Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one aircraft design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the Lockheed XP-49 High-Altitude Fighter Prototype.
EARLY: 2 x Pratt & Whitney X-1800 inline piston engines developing 2,300 horsepower; LATE: 2 x Continental XI-1430-1 inline piston engines developing 1,600 horsepower each.
Propulsion
404 mph
650 kph | 351 kts
Max Speed
30,003 ft
9,145 m | 6 miles
Service Ceiling
680 miles
1,095 km | 591 nm
Operational Range
3,500 ft/min
1,067 m/min
Rate-of-Climb
City-to-City Ranges
Operational range when compared to distances between major cities (in KM).