P-47D (bubbletop)

P-47D (bubbletop)

Modification of
P-47D (bubbletop), P-47M
Changes
Blocks D-25 to D-40; dive brakes from the D-30, zero-length launchers for ten HVAR and the K-14 sight on the D-40. In service from May 1944.
Crew
1
Length
11,017 mm
Wingspan
12,429 mm
Height
4,472 mm
Wing area
27.87 m²
Empty weight
4,536 kg
Normal takeoff weight
6,001 kg
Max takeoff weight
7,938 kg
Engine
Pratt & Whitney R-2800-59 Double Wasp
Engines
1
Diameter
3,962 mm
Blades
4
Pitch
Constant speed
Service ceiling
12,802 m

Performance

02,0004,0006,0008,0000200400600800Speed, km/hEmergency: 715 at 7,071 mCombat: 692 at 7,742 m
Altitude, mEmergencyCombat
RegimeAltitudeSpeed
Emergency7,071 m715 km/h
Combat7,742 m692 km/h

Range

Distance, kmFuelAltitude
1,658Internal—
2,897External3,048 m

Armament

WeaponCountRoundsPosition
Browning AN/M2 .508425Wing

Loadouts

NameChangesFromArmament
Bombs500 lb bombs under the fuselage; from the P-47D-15 also under the wings, 1000 lb bombs on mid-production P-47D, up to 2500 lb in all.——
Six M8 rocketsTwo M10 triple-tube launchers for 4.5 in M8 rockets, from the second half of 1944.Jul 1944M8 4.5-inch rocket ×6
Ten HVAR—Jun 19445-inch HVAR ×10

Service

≈ May 1944 – May 1945
≈ May 1944 – May 1945