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Supermarine Swift F7

17.4k karlosdarkness  8.8 years ago

British post war swept wing fighter based largely on the straight wing Supermarine Attacker, the plane holds several first ever's including being the first swept wing plane to fly onto and off a carrier. The F7 variant never entered squadron service but was used extensively to test beam riding air to air missiles. The jet was underpowered due to an engine change during the design phase and was perhaps less agile than it should have been as the specifications had called for stability as a gun platform, this example has restricted breathing keeping the max speed to about 700mph, is a little nose heavy and does need a bit of work to make turn hard, she's got two cannon and two short range AAM's.

General Characteristics

  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 32.1ft (9.8m)
  • Length 33.7ft (10.3m)
  • Height 13.8ft (4.2m)
  • Empty Weight 7,253lbs (3,290kg)
  • Loaded Weight 14,205lbs (6,443kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 1.661
  • Wing Loading 43.5lbs/ft2 (212.2kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 326.9ft2 (30.4m2)
  • Drag Points 1786

Parts

  • Number of Parts 57
  • Control Surfaces 9
  • Performance Cost 334