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Brewster XA-32
The Brewster XA-32 was an American attack aircraft, a mid-wing type with an internal bomb bay. The prototype had the R-2800 engine, but it could take the intended R-4360 powerplant. After a dismal set of test results, the XA-32 did not enter production.
==Design and development==
Brewster Aeronautical Corporation had startled the world when its rotund Buffalo won the first Navy monoplane fighter competition in favour over Grumman's entry. The company continued to design and produce lacklustre aircraft, and the XA-32, despite a sound layout, became a compendium of management-induced faults. Missing production deadline dates and constant changes to the design jeopardized a promising design (at least on paper).
Initially designed in 1941, the XA-32 was grossly overweight, at almost , similar to the Douglas A-20 Havoc. The drag induced by its bulbous shape was amplified by careless detail design, which left it festooned with bumps and lumps. One disastrous characteristic was that the exhaust scoops that ringed the cowling nearly blinded the test pilots during night flying; the backfiring at low power settings resulted in flames engulfing the nose of the aircraft. Even with the Pratt & Whitney R-2800, the XA-32 was underpowered and an attempt to re-engine the aircraft with the Pratt & Whitney R-4360 Wasp Major was unsuccessful.
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