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MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the air superiority fighters category.
01 / Overview
XF8B-1
Category
Country
Production
1943–1946
Quantity
3
Operators
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS · WORLD WAR II
56
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
15
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the air superiority fighters category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General4MOD.4
- First Flight1944
- Crew1
- Primary Rolelong-range shipboard fighter, interceptor, dive bomber, torpedo bomber, level bomber
- In ServiceNo
◈Powerplant3MOD.3
- Engine TypePratt & Whitney XR-4360-10
- Engine ModelPratt & Whitney XR-4360-10
- Number of Engines1
▣Performance5MOD.5
- Top Speed724.14 km/h
- Cruise Speed305.748 km/h
- Service Ceiling11,430 m
- Ferry Range4,506 km
- Rate of Climb10.16 m/s
◇Dimensions & Weights7MOD.7
- Length13.106 m
- Wingspan16.459 m
- Height4.877 m
- Wing Area45.43
- Empty Weight6,130 kg
- Loaded Weight9,302.429 kg
- Max Takeoff Weight9,839.038 kg
◆Armament5MOD.5
- Weapons Payload2,900 kg
- Internal Gunsix 0.50 inch (12.7 mm) machine guns
- Internal Weapons BayYes
- Air-to-Air MissilesYes
- Air-to-Ground MissilesYes
▤Production3MOD.3
- Total Built3
- Operators2
- Variants0
⬢Service History3MOD.3
- Production Start1943
- Production End1946
- Operational StatusCanceled, prototypes scrapped
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1939First deployment: World War II
- 1943Production started
- 1946Production ended
83
years in service
3
years in production
3
units produced
1
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
05 / MASS Score
AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS RANKING Air Superiority Fighters · World War II
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
215AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS56WORLD WAR II · AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS2094UNITED STATES · ALL WEAPONS787PERFORMANCE/PRICE · AIR SUPERIORITY FIGHTERS
ⓘ Rankings are within theAir Superiority Fighterscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE3terms
Air-to-air missiles are guided missiles fired from aircraft to engage other aircraft. They are used for self-defense and to gain air superiority.
Air-to-Ground Missiles are guided missiles fired from aircraft to attack ground targets. They enable aircraft to engage and destroy enemy ground positions, vehicles, and installations.
An internal compartment within a military aircraft designed to store and deploy weapons, reducing radar cross-section and aerodynamic drag.
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