Supermarine F.7/30 Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Supermarine Aviation Works (Vickers) Ltd

First Flight:

20 February 1934

F.7/30:

1 - Supermarine

Type Specification

Applies to:

Supermarine Type 224 F.7/30

Type:

Single seat fighter

Wing:

Low wing cantilever gull wing monoplane of metal construction

Fuselage:

All metal construction

Tail Unit:

Canilever monoplane type with single fin and rudder

Landing Gear:

Fixed type, tail skid

Power Plant:

One 600 hp Rolls-Royce Goshawk II

Accommodation:

Open cockpit for pilot above wing

Armament:

Four 0.303 in machine guns, two in the fuselage and two in the wing roots

Span:

45 ft 10 in

Length:

29 ft 5.25 in

Height:

11 ft 11 in

Wing Area:

295 sq ft

Empty:

3,422 lb

Loaded:

4,743 lb

Max Speed:

228 mph

Climb:

9.5 min to 15,000 ft

Absolute Ceiling:

38,800 ft

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