Republic XP-47H Thunderbolt Prototype. To improve the performance of the Thunderbolt, Republic began a project to install a 2,300 hp Chrysler XIV-2220-1 16-cylinder inverted-V engine in two P-47D-15-RE airframes (1st Chrysler with a hemi head design).
Republic XP-47H Thunderbolt Prototype. To improve the performance of the Thunderbolt, Republic began a project to install a 2,300 hp Chrysler XIV-2220-1 16-cylinder inverted-V engine in two P-47D-15-RE airframes (1st Chrysler with a hemi head design).