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Old 12-21-2015, 12:58 AM   #2534
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V-173 specifications
Type: Single-place research aircraft
Powerplant: Two 80-horsepower Continental A-80 four-cylinder opposed, air-cooled engines driving two three-bladed,
controllable pitch propellers 16 feet, 6 inches in diameter
Performance: Maximum speed 138mph; rate of climb 800 feet per minute; service ceiling 10,000 feet; range unknown
Weights: Empty weight, 1,655 pounds; gross weight, 2,305 pounds
Dimensions: Length: 26 feet, 8 inches; Width: 23 feet, 4 inches; Height: 12 feet, 11 inches
First flight: November 23, 1942
A whole 160 horsepower. Caramba!
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