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VulteeCertified · Fixed-wing · United States

P-48X

Seats
1 1
Power
1,200 hp895 kW
Cruise
252 kt467 km/h
Vultee P-48X
Vultee P-48X
Photo: Bill Larkins · CC BY-SA 2.0Photo: Bill Larkins · CC BY-SA 2.0

About the P-48X

The Vultee P-48X is an American single-engine, single-seat fighter aircraft featuring a metal-covered semi-monocoque fuselage, fully retractable landing gear, and a low-wing monoplane layout. Initially ordered for foreign defense, the type was ultimately retained for domestic training and operational duties.

Designed on the eve of the Second World War as part of a family of related aircraft types, the prototype first flew in the autumn of 1939. Following export restrictions and embargoes, the aircraft were redesignated and deployed primarily to training bases and defensive units, with numerous examples later transferred abroad under lend-lease arrangements.

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