XP-50 | |
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General information | |
Type | |
Manufacturer | Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corporation |
Status | Cancelled |
Number built | 1 |
History | |
First flight | 18 February 1941 [1] |
Developed from | Grumman XF5F Skyrocket |
The Grumman XP-50 was a land-based development of the shipboard XF5F-1 Skyrocket fighter, entered into a United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) contest for a twin-engine heavy interceptor aircraft. The USAAC placed an order for a prototype on 25 November 1939, designating it XP-50, but it lost the competition to the Lockheed XP-49.