P.100

P.100 General Type: Ground Attack Owner: Britain Year: 1942 Specifications Length: 10.4m Width: 12.2m Speed: 571 Km/h Armament Primary Weapon: RP3 Rockets . . . .

History

In 1942 the British Air Ministry sent out a request for a plane specifically designed for ground-attack missions, Boulton Paul answered with their P.100 design. Using a pusher engine & a canard wing layout it give the pilot an excellent view of the battlefield & with the engine located at the rear of the plane the space could be used to placed a combination of 40mm & 20mm cannons giving it great hitting power.

References

• Aviation Projects
• XPlanes3D
• Dinger's Aviation Pages

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