XP-49 | |
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Role | Fighter |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | Lockheed Corporation |
Designer | Clarence Johnson |
First flight | 11 November 1942 |
Status | Cancelled |
Number built | 1 |
Developed from | Lockheed P-38 Lightning |
The Lockheed XP-49 (company Model 522) was an advancement on the P-38 Lightning for a fighter in response to U.S. Army Air Corps proposal 39-775. Intended to use the new 24-cylinder Pratt & Whitney X-1800 engine, this proposal, which was for an aircraft substantially similar to the P-38, was assigned the designation XP-49, while the competing Grumman Model G-46 was awarded second place and designated XP-50.
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