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

Span:

32 ft 4 in

Length:

42 ft 3 in

Height:

13 ft 6 in

Wing Area:

306 sq ft

Tare:

13,435 lb

Loaded:

21,673 lb

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

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