Supermarine Attacker Aircraft



Attacker F.1, Yeovilton

Production Details

Design Company:

Supermarine Aviation Works (Vickers) Ltd

First Flight:

27 July 1946

Type 392:

3 - Supermarine

Attacker F.1:

52 - Supermarine

Attacker FB.1:

9 - Supermarine

Attacker FB.2:

84 - Supermarine

Pakistan Attacker:

36 - Supermarine

Type Specification

Applies to:

Supermarine Attacker F.1

Type:

Single seat naval fighter

Wing:

Low wing cantilever monoplane. Wing tapers and is all metal

Fuselage:

All metal fuselage

Tail Unit:

All metal construction. Unswept fin and rudder with tapered tailplane and elevators

Landing Gear:

Tricycle type. Main gear retract inward into wing, tailwheel retractsrearward into fuselage

Power Plant:

One 5,000 lb st Rolls-Royce Nene 3

Accommodation:

Enclosed single seat cockpit

Armament:

Four 20 mm Hispano V cannon in wings, and two 1,000 lb bombs or four 300 lb rocket projectiles under the wings

Dimensions

Span:

36 ft 11 in

Length:

37 ft 1 in

Height:

9 ft 6.5 in

Wing Area:

227.2 sq ft

Weights

Tare:

8,426 lb

Loaded:

12,211 lb

Performance

Max Speed:

590 mph

Max Rate of Climb:

6,350 ft/min

Service Ceiling:

45,000 ft

Max Range:

1,190 miles

Preserved in British Museums

Attacker F.1:

WA473 - Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton Airfield - Display

Web Sites

http://www.btinternet.com/~a.c.walton/navy/faa/attacker.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermarine_Attacker