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Known originally as the Supermarine N.113, the Scimitar F.1 was a large single-seat, twin-engined naval carrier-borne interceptor fighter and strike aircraft for the Royal Navy. The prototype flew for the first time on 20 January 1956 and deck-landing trials were successfully completed on HMS Ark Royal in July 1957. The first of 76 production aircraft flew on 11 January 1957 and the first operational squadron (No 803) was formed in the summer of 1958 and embarked on HMS Victorious in the following September.
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| MODEL | Scimitar F.Mk 1 |
| CREW | 1 |
| ENGINE | 2 x Rolls-Royce Avon 202 turbo-jet, 50.04kN |
| WEIGHTS |
| Take-off weight | 15513 kg | 34200 lb |
| Empty weight | 10869 kg | 23962 lb |
| DIMENSIONS |
| Wingspan | 11.33 m | 37 ft 2 in |
| Length | 16.87 m | 55 ft 4 in |
| Height | 5.28 m | 17 ft 4 in |
| Wing area | 45.06 m2 | 485.02 sq ft |
| PERFORMANCE |
| Max. speed | 1143 km/h | 710 mph |
| Cruise speed | 14020 km/h | 8712 mph |
| Ceiling | 14020 m | 46000 ft |
| Range | 2288 km | 1422 miles |
| ARMAMENT | 4 x 30mm cannons, 4 x 454kg bombs or missiles |
| Vic Warrington, vwarrington(@)optusnet.com.au, 24.05.2009 I Concur with Roland about the leaky Scimitar. Even as a Radio Mech I got continually soaked in oil. I still have affection for the noisy old girls though! Farnborough was never the same after 736 performed in 1962. | | Roland Livings, sprinklero(@)hotmail.com, 21.07.2008 Take any panel off from underneath the air craft and you would collect a couple of litres of hydraulic fluid,(736 squadron Lossiemouth 1963/4) see my moan about Sea Vixens 893 squadron 1962/63, even worse. The Sea Hawk was the best aircraft the navy had until the Buccaneer and Phantom | | John Hosking, hosking_john(@)hotmail.com, 12.05.2008 Gee wiz thats a fair old cruising speed it has there! 14020km/h!
I think you guys may have a little mistake there. |
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