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American attack aircraft prototype
The
Fokker XA-7
was a prototype
attack aircraft
ordered in December 1929, and first flown in January 1931 by
Fokker
and then
General Aviation Corporation
after it bought Fokker-America in 1930, and entered in a competition held by the
United States Army
. However, the
Curtiss A-8
won the competition, and A-7 development was not continued.
Design and development
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The XA-7 was a two-seat low-wing all-metal
monoplane
design. It featured a thick
cantilever
wing, tunnel
radiator
and two closely spaced open
cockpits
.
Despite some innovative features, the XA-7 did not proceed past flight test status. After testing, the sole prototype was scrapped.
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Specifications (Fokker XA-7)
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Data from
American attack aircraft since 1926,
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NMAF : ATLANTIC-FOKKER XA-7,
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General Aviation (Fokker) XA-7
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General characteristics
- Crew:
2
- Length:
31 ft 0 in (9.45 m)
- Wingspan:
46 ft 9 in (14.25 m)
- Height:
9 ft 5 in (2.87 m)
- Wing area:
333 sq ft (30.9 m
2
)
- Empty weight:
3,866 lb (1,754 kg)
- Gross weight:
5,650 lb (2,563 kg)
- Powerplant:
1 ×
Curtiss V-1570-27 Conqueror
V-12 liquid-cooled piston engine, 600 hp (450 kW)
- Propellers:
2-bladed
Hamilton Standard
fixed-pitch propeller
Performance
- Maximum speed:
184 mph (296 km/h, 160 kn) at sea level
- Landing speed:
61 mph (53 kn; 98 km/h)
- Range:
500 mi (800 km, 430 nmi)
- Service ceiling:
19,000 ft (5,800 m)
Armament
- Guns:
4x 0.30 in (7.62 mm) fixed forward firing machine-guns
+
1x flexibly mounted 0.30 in (7.62 mm) machine-gun in the rear cockpit
- Bombs:
488 lb (221 kg) of bombs on external racks
See also
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Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
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References
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Citations
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Bibliography
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- Wagner, Ray.
American Combat Planes of the 20th Century, Third Enlarged Edition.
New York: Doubleday, 1982.
ISBN
978-0-930083-17-5
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