Supermarine Swift Aircraft
Swift FR.5, Winthorpe | |
Production Details | |
Design Company: |
Supermarine Aviation Works (Vickers) Ltd |
First Flight: |
29 December 1948 |
Type 510: |
1 - Supermarine |
Type 535: |
1 - Supermarine |
Type 541: |
2 - Supermarine |
Swift F.1: |
18 - Supermarine, South Marston |
Swift F.2: |
17 - Supermarine, South Marston |
Swift F.3: |
25 - Supermarine, South Marston |
Swift F.4: |
6 - Supermarine, South Marston |
Swift FR.5: |
93 - Supermarine, South Marston |
Swift F.7: |
12 - Supermarine, South Marston |
Type Specification | |
Applies to: |
Supermarine Swift FR.5 |
Type: |
Single seat fighter reconnaissance monoplane |
Wing: |
Low wing cantilever monoplane. 40 degree sweep, all metal. |
Fuselage: |
All metal structure |
Tail Unit: |
Cantilever monoplane type, all surfaces swept back |
Landing Gear: |
Retractable nose wheel type |
Power Plant: |
One Rolls-Royce Avon RA7R Mk 114 axial flow turbojet engine, 9,450 lb with reheat |
Accommodation: |
Single seat cockpit |
Armament: |
Two 30 mm Aden cannon. Provision for four air to ground rockets under each outer wing |
Dimensions | |
Span: |
32 ft 4 in |
Length: |
42 ft 3 in |
Height: |
13 ft 6 in |
Wing Area: |
306 sq ft |
Weights | |
Tare: |
13,435 lb |
Loaded: |
21,673 lb |
Performance | |
Max Speed: |
713 mph at sea level |
Initial Rate of Climb: |
14,660 ft/min |
Service Ceiling: |
45,800 ft |
Preserved in British Museums | |
Type 510: |
VV106 - Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton - Stored |
Swift F.4: |
WK198 - North East Aircraft Museum, Sunderland - Fuselage |
Swift FR.5: |
WK277 - Newark Air Museum, Winthorpe Show Ground - Display WK281 - Tangmere Military Aviation Museum, Tangmere - Display |
Swift F.7: |
XF114 - Solent Sky, Southampton - Display |
Web Sites | |
http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/swift http://www.vflintham.demon.co.uk/aircraft/sabswift/sabswift.htm |