P-47D (Thunderbolt I and II): First models similar to the P-47C but fitted with universal shackles under the fuselage for either droppable fuel tanks or 500 lb bombs and similar wing racks.
Later models fitted with water injection, which added several hundred horsepower for emergency use; improved turbos; wide-blade propellers (13 ft (3.96 m) in diameter) which added 400 ft/minute to the climb; increased fuel capacity which increased the operational radius to 637 miles (920 km); jettisonable standard canopy and later a new jettisonable blister canopy with full bullet-proof windscreen.
The bomb load was increased from two 500 lb bombs to two 1,000 lb and one 500 lb bombs and three auxiliary fuel tanks could be carried externally on the same racks.
Various combinations of bombs and tanks could be carried to suit tactical requirements.
After the introduction of the dorsal canopy in the P-47D-25, an extended dorsal fin was added to improve directional stability lost by the reduction of the rear fuselage. Length: 36 ft 1 in (11 m).
http://www.354thpmfg.com/FighterAirc...underbolt.html
Weights (P-47D)
Empty: 10700 lbs (4853 kg)
Weight loaded: 12500 lbs (5675 kg)
Maximum loaded weight: 19400 lbs (8800 kg)
Armament (P-47D)
- 8 x 50 cal. machine-guns, four in each wing. Electrically fired.
Bomb load: 2 x 1000 lb bombs, one under each wing + 1 x 500 lb bomb under fuselage
Rockets: 10 x 5in aircraft rockets may be carried
MAXIMUM ARMAMENT LOAD BESIDES GUNS (rockets, bombs, etc
: 2500 lbs
Performance (P-47D)
Maximum speed: 440 mph (704 Km/h) @ 29000 ft (8850 m)
Ceiling: over 40000 ft (12200 m)
http://warbirdsofww2.tripod.com/p-47.htm
Cheers, MP