Fast and well-armed with excellent long-range capabilities, until the arrival of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning, the Lancer was the only American fighter capable of catching a Japanese Mitsubishi Ki-46 "Dinah" reconnaissance plane at the speeds and heights at which they flew.

The P43 was the pinnacle of Italian tank design during WW2. The Italians goal with this vehicle was to create a somewhat equivalent of the Panther and Tiger tanks used by their allies. This tank’s design was obviously a natural progression of the P40.

2022年5月18日 · In the mid-1930s, the world’s major air forces recognised that the rapid advances made in aerodynamics and engines in the first half of that decade meant that they …

The Republic P-43 Lancer was an important transitional fighter for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) during the prelude to World War II, bridging the gap between 1930s aircraft designs and the more advanced fighters that would dominate the skies during the war.

2019年5月19日 · The Republic P-43 Lancer was a development of the Seversky P-35, and in turn was developed to become the P-47 Thunderbolt. In 1938 the Seversky Aircraft Corp worked on the development of the P-35, the AP-2 and the AP-4, each differing only in the positioning of the turbo-supercharger.

2019年9月13日 · Having invested both time and money into the P-43 program - and to keep Republic production lines running pending the arrival of the P-47 - the Army pushed for the still-serviceable P-43 aircraft to be brought along the lines of basic trainer.

Designed by Alexander de Seversky and Alexander Kartveli of the Republic Aviation Company, the P-43 Lancer fighters were first delivered to the United States Army Air Corps in 1940. Although initially favored, rapid fighter development of the late 1930s and early 1940s led to these fighters becoming obsolete within a year.

In March 1940, the P-43 prototype took to the air for the first time. It was designated as YP-43 powered by a fourteen-cylinder R-1830-35 engine. Aircraft deliveries started from September 1940 to April 1941.

It was intended to be an improved version of the earlier P-35, which had been the first aircraft designed by Republic specifically as a fighter. The P-43 was a low-wing monoplane with retractable landing gear, and was powered by a Pratt & Whitney R-1830 radial engine.

On 22 March 1939, the engine caught fire in flight, the pilot had to bail out, and the AP-4 was lost. Despite the loss of the prototype, the USAAC liked the turbo-supercharged AP-4 demonstrator enough to order 13 more in May 1939, designating them YP-43.