Supermarine Scimitar

1951

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Supermarine Scimitar

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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Supermarine ScimitarA three-view drawing (592 x 1002)

Specification 
 MODELScimitar F.Mk 1
 CREW1
 ENGINE2 x Rolls-Royce Avon 202 turbo-jet, 50.04kN
 WEIGHTS
  Take-off weight15513 kg34200 lb
  Empty weight10869 kg23962 lb
 DIMENSIONS
  Wingspan11.33 m37 ft 2 in
  Length16.87 m55 ft 4 in
  Height5.28 m17 ft 4 in
  Wing area45.06 m2485.02 sq ft
 PERFORMANCE
  Max. speed1143 km/h710 mph
  Cruise speed14020 km/h8712 mph
  Ceiling14020 m46000 ft
  Range2288 km1422 miles
 ARMAMENT4 x 30mm cannons, 4 x 454kg bombs or missiles

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Roland Livings, e-mail, 21.07.2008 21:27

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

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John Hosking, e-mail, 12.05.2008 13:53

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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