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Max speed: 765 mph at Sea Level (S.L.), 1300 mph (Mach 1.7) at 50,000. Maximum altitude: 106,000' (Unofficial World Record). Approach speed: 200 mph. Built by the Northern Aircraft Corporation (NAC) and designed as a research aircraft to investigate the "slender delta" wing, which promised to yield high speed, excellent climb and altitude performance. A zoom climb by Capt. Buck Reager, JAF, yielded a maximum altitude of 106,000', a world record.
Specifications
General Characteristics
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- Wingspan 16.1ft (4.9m)
- Length 29.6ft (9.0m)
- Height 9.7ft (3.0m)
- Empty Weight 5,842lbs (2,650kg)
- Loaded Weight 7,590lbs (3,443kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 2.96
- Wing Loading 60.9lbs/ft2 (297.4kg/m2)
- Wing Area 124.6ft2 (11.6m2)
- Drag Points 1897
Parts
- Number of Parts 21
- Control Surfaces 5
- Performance Cost 160
