North American A2j

The A2J-1 was a Prototype carrier-based attack Aircraft built in the early 1950s by North American Aviation . It was essentially an 'enlarged' AJ Savage with the two reciprocating engines replaced with two Allison T40 Turboprop engines and removal of the tail-mounted Turbojet . The T40 engines, which was an advanced engine design of joining two T38 turboprop engines to drive two large Contra-rotating Propeller s through a combining gearbox, proved to be very unreliable. The T40 engine was also used in the developmental A2D-1 . After a number of engine related mishaps the A2J, as well as the A2D, projects were abandoned.

SPECIFICATIONS (XA2J-1 SUPER SAVAGE)

	plane Or Copter	plane
	jet Or Prop	prop
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	length Main	70 ft 3 in
	length Alt	2142 m
	span Main	71 ft 6 in
	span Alt	2180 m
	height Main	24 ft 2 in
	height Alt	737 m
	area Main	836 ft&²
	area Alt	777 m&²
	empty Weight Main	35,350 lb
	empty Weight Alt	16,035 kg
	loaded Weight Main	46,890 lb
	loaded Weight Alt	21,269 kg
	max Takeoff Weight Main	61,200 lb
	max Takeoff Weight Alt	27,760 kg
	engine (prop)	Allison T40 -A-6
	type Of Prop	Turboprop s
	number Of Props	2
	power Main	5,035 eshp
	power Alt	3,756 kW
	max Speed Main	451 mph
	max Speed Alt	726 km/h
	range Main	2,180 miles
	range Alt	3,508 km
	ceiling Main	37,500 ft
	ceiling Alt	11,400 m
	climb Rate Main	6,820 ft/min
	climb Rate Alt	347 m/s
	loading Main	56 lb/ft&²
	loading Alt	274 kg/m&²
	power/mass Main	021 hp/lb
	power/mass Alt	035 kW/kg

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North American A2j