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| Country:
USA |
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Type: Fighter |
| Manufacturer:
McDonnell |
| Service:
1948 - 1964 |
| First
Flight: 11 January 1947 |
| Production:
895 |
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The McDonnell F2H Banshee was a military carrier-based jet fighter aircraft, used by the United States Navy (USN) from 1948 to 1959 and by the Royal Canadian Navy from 1955 until 1962. The Banshee had unswept wings, a single seat, and two engines. Together with the F9F Panther, the Banshee was one of the primary single-seat fighters used by the USN during the Korean War.
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| TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS ( F2H-3) |
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General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 48 ft 2 in (14.68 m)
- Wingspan: 41 ft 8.8 in (12.72 m)
- Height: 13 ft 11 in (4.24 m)
- Wing area: 294 ft (27.31 m)
- Empty weight: 13,183 lb (5,980 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 28,500 lb (12,930 kg)
- Powerplant: 2 x Westinghouse J34-WE-34 turbojets, 3,250 lbf (14.5 kN) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 527 mph (458 knots, 848 km/h) at 10,000 ft (3,100 m)
- Range: 1,716 mi (1,491 nm, 2,672 km)
- Service ceiling 46,500 ft (14,173 m)
- Rate of climb: 5,900 ft/min (30 m/s) from sea level
Armament
- Guns: 4 x 20 mm (0.787 in) Colt Mk 16 cannon, 150 rounds/gun
- Rockets:
- 8 x 60 lb High Explosive rockets or
- 6 x 500 lb bombs and 2 x 60 lb H.E. rockets
- Missiles: 2 x AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles (in RCN service)
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