{"id":1155,"date":"2019-12-09T22:55:31","date_gmt":"2019-12-10T05:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pimaair.wpengine.com\/?post_type=museum_aircraft&#038;p=1155"},"modified":"2022-11-08T05:19:26","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T12:19:26","slug":"republic-p-47d","status":"publish","type":"museum_aircraft","link":"https:\/\/pimaair.org\/museum-aircraft\/republic-p-47d\/","title":{"rendered":"Republic P-47D"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Republic P-47D Thunderbolt<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Republic-P-47D.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Republic-P-47D.jpg\" alt=\"A picture of the Republic P-47D Thunderbolt\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em>This aircraft is currently undergoing restoration offsite.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The P-47 Thunderbolt was one of the most successful American fighters of World War II.\u00a0 The initial concept for the Thunderbolt was as a light weight interceptor, but the aircraft that eventually came out of the Republic factories was the largest and heaviest single-seat fighter ever accepted by the Army Air Forces.<\/p>\n<p>The Thunderbolt made its debut as a long-range escort fighter, but the plane really made its name as a fighter-bomber.\u00a0 The P-47&#8217;s heavy armor and 8 machine gun armament made it perfect for strafing and rocket attacks near the front lines.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The P-47D is the most built version of the Thunderbolt with over 12,000 constructed.\u00a0 Unusually, the P-47D underwent a major design change mid-way through the production run without a corresponding change in the letter designation.\u00a0 The early D models had a high rear deck that came up behind the pilot\u2019s head.\u00a0 This caused a significant blind spot to the rear.\u00a0 In late 1943, the design was modified to lower the rear deck and incorporate a bubble canopy that effectively eliminated the blind spot.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Wingspan<\/td>\n<td>40 ft 9 in.<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #2387c3;\">Wingspan<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Length<\/td>\n<td>36 ft 1 in.<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2387c3;\"><strong>Length<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Height<\/td>\n<td>14 ft 2 in.<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2387c3;\"><strong>Height<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Weight<\/td>\n<td>14,925 lbs (loaded)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2387c3;\"><strong>Weight<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Max. 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