Republic (Seversky) P-43 Lancer PDF eBook + Aircraft Flight Manuals

General Characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 28 ft 6 in (8.7 m)
• Wingspan: 36 ft 1 in (11.0 m)
• Height: 14 ft 1 in (4.3 m)
• Wing area: 222.7 sq ft (20.7 m²)
• Empty weight: 5,982 lb (2,713 kg)
• Gross weight: 7,418 lb (3,365 kg)
• Max takeoff weight: 8,460 lb (3,837 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-1830-49 14-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 1,200 hp (895 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 356 mph (573 km/h, 309 kn)
• Range: 650 mi (1,046 km, 560 nmi)
• Service ceiling: 35,990 ft (10,970 m)
• Rate of climb: 2,500 ft/min (13 m/s)
• Wing loading: 33 lb/sq ft (163 kg/m²)
• Power/mass: 0.16 hp/lb (0.27 kW/kg)

Armament

• Guns: 4 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns

• YP-43 – Pre-production prototypes; 13 built.
• P-43 – First production version, identical to YP-43; 54 built.
• P-43A – Version powered by R-1830-49 engine and armed with 0.50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns in the wings replacing the P-43’s original 0.30 in (7.62 mm); 80 built.
• P-43A-1 – Version for China, rudimentary armor and wing fuel tank protection, armed with four 0.50 in machine guns in the wings, centerline hardpoint for a drop tank[clarification needed] or up to 200 lb (91 kg) of bombs; 125 built.
• P-43B – Photo-reconnaissance version[citation needed] with cameras in the tail; 150 converted from P-43A and P-43A-1.
• P-43C – Photo-reconnaissance version[citation needed] differing from P-43B only in equipment; two converted from P-43A.
• P-43D – Photo-reconnaissance version,[citation needed] R-1830-47 engine; six converted from P-43A.
• P-43E – Proposed photo-reconnaissance version[citation needed] with R-1830-47 engine; based on P-43A-1.
• RP-43 – All USAAF aircraft re-designated as “restricted from combat” in 1942.
• P-44 Rocket (AP-4J) – Proposed version with 1,400 hp (1,000 kW) Pratt & Whitney R-2180-1 engine; none built.