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  1. The McDonnell XP-67 "Bat" or "Moonbat" was a prototype for a twin-engine, long-range, single-seat interceptor aircraft for the United States Army Air Forces. Although the design was conceptually advanced, it was beset by numerous problems and never approached its anticipated level of performance.

  2. The XP-67 was a spectacular-looking single-seat twin, the only piston-engine airplane that McDonnell Aircraft ever produced. The company completed just one XP-67 before jets left props in...

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  3. May 5, 2020 · The aircraft would climb to 25,000 ft (7,620 m) in 9 minutes and have a service ceiling of 41,500 ft (12,649 m). At a cruising speed of 316 mph (509 km/h), maximum range was 2,400 miles (3,862 km) with 760 gallons (2,877 L) of internal fuel.

  4. Aug 8, 2023 · Aircraft. McDonnell’s ‘Moonbat’ Definitely Stood Out in the Early 1940s. The XP-67 was developed in the hopes of outperforming the Air Force interceptors of the time period. By Jason...

  5. Nov 18, 2017 · Page details technical specifications, development, and operational history of the McDonnell XP-67 Bat / Moonbat Long-Range Interceptor Prototype including pictures.

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  7. McDonnell XP-67 Moonbat is a project of a twin-engine fighter, implemented in the interests of the US Army Air Corps in the first half of the 1940s. The firs...

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  8. 3play Air & Space. One of James McDonnell's early concepts, the XP-67 Moonbat was a blended-wing-body design whose performance, thanks to anemic engines, was stamped FAIL. But get a load of...

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