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U. S. Military Aircraft
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Consolidated Aircraft P-30 Photo By Coll B. Thouanel |
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The Consolidated P-30 (PB-2) was a 1930s United States two-seat fighter aircraft. An attack version called the A-11 was also built, along with two Y1P-25 prototypes and YP-27, Y1P-28, and XP-33 proposals. The P-30 is significant for being the first fighter in United States Army Air Corps service to have retractable landing gear, an enclosed and heated cockpit for the pilot, and an exhaust-driven turbo supercharger for altitude operation. |
TECHNICAL DATA
| Description | Specifications |
| Manufacturer: Consolidated | Length: 29 ft 10 in |
| First Flight: January 1934 | Height: 8 ft 2 in |
| Enter Service: December 1934 | Wing Span: |
| Model: | Wing Area: 297 ft |
| Crew: 2 | Empty Weight: 4,297 lb |
| Nickname: | Max. Weight: 5,632 lb |
| Basic Role: Fighter aircraft | Armament: x 0.30 in (7.62 mm) machine guns firing through the propeller 1 x 0.30 in machine gun in the rear cockpit |
| Other Versions: |
Propulsion |
| Principal User: United States Army Air Corps |
Power Plant: V-1570-57 engine |
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Performance |
Horsepower: 675 hp |
| Range: 510 mi | No. Of Engines: 1 |
| Max. Speed: 274 mph |
Drawing |
| Ceiling: 28,000 ft | |
| Climb Rate: 1,925 ft/min |