Kaiser-Fleetwings A-39

XA-39
Role	Ground-attack aircraft
National origin	United States
Built by	Kaiser-Fleetwings
Primary user	United States Army Air Forces
Number built	0

The Kaiser-Fleetwings A-39 was a project by Kaiser-Fleetwings in the 1942–1943 period for an attack aircraft powered by a single Pratt & Whitney R-2800 radial engine. It was to be armed with four .50 caliber machine guns and two 37 mm cannons, along with up to 3,000 pounds (1,400 kg) of bombs.^[1] The A-39 was canceled before any prototypes were built.^[1]

Specifications

Data from Johnson 2012^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: one
• Length: 42 ft 9 in (13.03 m)
• Wingspan: 55 ft 9 in (16.99 m)
• Max takeoff weight: 20,500 lb (9,299 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-2800 radial engine, 2,100 hp (1,600 kW)

Armament

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

• Vultee A-35 Vengeance

Related lists

• List of attack aircraft
• List of military aircraft of the United States

References

1. Johnson, E.R. (2012). American Attack Aircraft since 1926. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. pp. 419–420. ISBN 978-0786471621.