Type:	Long range escort fighter
Contractor: Description:	North American Aviation       Single Seater Monoplane
Wingspan: Length: Height (max): Weight empty: Weight loaded: Power Plant: Armament:	37 ft (11.27 m)        32 ft, 3 in (11.36 m)       13 ft, 8 in (4.2 m)       7,000 lbs (3,175 kgs)       12,100 lbs (5,488 kgs) One Allison V-1710-81 engine (later replaced by one Rolls Royce (Packard) Merlin V-1650 rated at 1650 hp)        6 x .50 MG-52 machine guns, up to a 1,000 lb. bomb load
Performance Maximum speed: Ceiling: Range:	437 mph (703 kmph)       41,900 ft (12,771 km)      1,000 mi (1,609 km)