Jug
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"Jug" is the widely used nickname for the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, a rugged and heavily armed American World War II fighter-bomber aircraft.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jug canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fighter-bomber aircraft
ⓘ
nickname ⓘ single-seat fighter aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration | low-wing monoplane ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Jug ⓘ |
| armament |
bombs
ⓘ
eight .50 caliber (12.7 mm) machine guns ⓘ rockets ⓘ |
| climbRate | approximately 2,500 ft/min depending on variant ⓘ |
| conflictEra | World War II era ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States of America ⓘ |
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| designFeature |
bubble canopy on later variants
ⓘ
elliptical wings ⓘ turbo-supercharged engine ⓘ |
| engineType |
Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp
ⓘ
surface form:
Pratt & Whitney R-2800 Double Wasp radial engine
|
| firstFlight | 1941-05-06 ⓘ |
| fuelSystem | capable of carrying external drop tanks ⓘ |
| introduced | 1942 ⓘ |
| landingGear | retractable tailwheel landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Republic Aviation ⓘ |
| maxSpeed | over 430 mph (about 700 km/h) depending on variant ⓘ |
| nickname | Jug self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
heavy armament
ⓘ
rugged airframe ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ability to absorb heavy battle damage
ⓘ
effective ground-attack performance ⓘ |
| operator |
Brazilian Air Force
ⓘ
Free French Forces ⓘ
surface form:
Free French Air Forces
Royal Air Force ⓘ United States Army Air Forces ⓘ |
| powerplantConfiguration | single-engine ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
escort fighter
ⓘ
fighter-bomber ⓘ ground-attack aircraft ⓘ |
| producedUnits | over 15,000 ⓘ |
| productionPeriod | 1941–1945 ⓘ |
| range | approximately 800 miles (1,300 km) without drop tanks ⓘ |
| refersTo | Republic P-47 Thunderbolt ⓘ |
| retiredFromUSAF | 1949 ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | over 40,000 ft ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
European Theater of Operations, United States Army
ⓘ
surface form:
European Theater of Operations
Pacific Theater of Operations ⓘ |
| usedFor |
bomber escort
ⓘ
close air support ⓘ interdiction missions ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | World War II ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.