The Wedell-Williams XP-34 was a fighter aircraft design submitted to the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) before World War II by Marguerite Clark Williams, widow of millionaire Harry P. Williams, former owner and co-founder of the Wedell-Williams Air Service Corporation.

Wedell based the XP-34 design on the #45, and he and Williams submitted it to the military as a possible new fighter plane. Without the plane's designer, the project did not come to fruition. The XP-34 model above is currently housed in the Louisiana State Museum in Patterson.

The Wedell-Williams Air Service fighter was designated XP-34. The XP-34 had a wingspan of 27 ft 9 in (8.5 m) and a length of 23 ft 6 in (7.2 m). The 4,250 lb (1,928 kg) aircraft was forecasted to have a top speed of 286 mph (460 km/h) with a 750 hp (559 kW) P&W R-1535 or 308 mph (496 km/h) with a 900 hp (671 kW) P&W R-1830.

The XP-34, one of Wedell's final designs: Wedell based the XP-34 design on the #45, and he and Williams submitted it to the military as a possible new fighter plane. Without the plane's designer, the project did not come to fruition. The XP-34 model above is currently housed in the Louisiana State Museum in Patterson.

Feb 10, 2009 · Wedell-Williams received a contract for an XP-34 prototype in answer to their proposal for design specification X-603. This was to be very similar to the #45 racer (NR62Y). However, the company's financial troubles put an end to that beautiful project. Here is a five-view arrangement of the XP-34.

However, by 1936, fighters were already flying with performances exceeding that of the proposed XP-34. When confronted with this reality, the Wedell-Williams company proposed that the engine be switched to the 900hp Pratt & Whitney XR-1830-C radial in the pursuit of better performance.

The Wedell-Williams XP-34 was a fighter aircraft design submitted to the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) before World War II by Marguerite Clark Williams, widow of millionaire Harry P. Williams, former owner and co-founder of the Wedell-Williams Air Service Corporation.

Jul 31, 2015 · The Wedell-Williams Air Service fighter was designated XP-34. The XP-34 had a wingspan of 27 ft 9 in (8.5 m) and a length of 23 ft 6 in (7.2 m). The 4,250 lb (1,928 kg) aircraft was forecasted to have a top speed of 286 mph (460 km/h) with a 750 hp (559 kW) P&W R-1535 or 308 mph (496 km/h) with a 900 hp (671 kW) P&W R-1830.

The Wedell-Williams XP-34 was a fighter aircraft design submitted to the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC) before World War II by Marguerite Clark Williams, widow of millionaire Harry P. Williams, former owner and co-founder of the Wedell-Williams Air Service Corporation.

The Wedell-Williams XP-34 was a fighter aircraft design submitted to the United States Army Air Corps before World War II by Marguerite Clark Williams, widow of millionaire Harry P. Williams. Williams was owner of Wedell-Williams Air Service Corporation, "one of the most noted race plane designers of its day".