Fisher P-75 Eagle By rlkitterman Watch

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In 1942, the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) requested a new interceptor, and General Motors' Fisher Body Division designed the P-75 Eagle, which incorporated components from existing fighters to make construction cheaper. The Allison V-3420 engine powered coaxial contra-rotating propellers, which could take the Eagle beyond 400 miles per hour. However, the P-75 Eagle never entered production due to several problems. One was unsatisfactory performance during flight tests. Another was the USAAF changing the Eagle's mission to long-range bomber escort. A third was that three Eagles crashed in quick succession, eliminating almost a quarter of the Eagles. Consequently, the USAAF turned its attention to other fighters and cancelled Eagle development in November 1944. The name would later be used for the much better F-15 Eagle jet fighter. The only known surviving P-75 Eagle is on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force (Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, Ohio).

IMAGE DETAILS Image size 3406x2389px 1.68 MB Make NIKON Model COOLPIX S6300 Shutter Speed 10/1250 second Aperture F/3.3 Focal Length 5 mm ISO Speed 400 Date Taken Jul 26, 2014, 2:22:25 PM Show More

Published : Aug 19, 2014