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McDONNELL FH-1 (FD-1) PHANTOM
1946
 
CARRIER BASED FIGHTER
  
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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McDONNELL FH-1 (FD-1) PHANTOM
 
CLASSIFICATION
CLASS :
 CARRIER BASED FIGHTER
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN :
 UNITED STATES
MANUFACTURER :
 McDonnell Aircraft Corporation
FIRST FLIGHT :
 October 28, 1946
SERVICE DELIVERY :
 July 23, 1947
NUMBER BUILT :
 60
   
SPECIFICATION
SPAN :
 40 ft 9 in (12.42 m)
LENGTH :
 38 ft 9 in (11.81 m)
HEIGHT :
 14 ft 2 in (4.31 m)
WING AREA :
 276 sq ft (25.64 m sq)
WING LOADING :
 36.4 lb/ft sq (178 kg/m sq)
POWER/WEIGHT :
 0.32
ASPECT RATIO :
 ---
WEIGHT EMPTY :
 6,683 lb (3031 kg)
WEIGHT LOADED :
 10,035 lb (4552 kg)
WEIGHT MAX :
 12,035 lb (5459 kg)
ARMAMENT :
 4 x .50-cal M2 Machine Guns in Nose of Aircraft
PAYLOAD :
 8 x 5 in. High Velocity Rockets
POWER PLANT :
 2 x Westinghouse J30-WE-20 Turbojet Engines, Rated at 1,600 lb s.t.
 
 (726 kgp)
CREW :
 1
 
 
PERFORMANCE
MAXIMUM SPEED :
 479 mph (771 km/h) at Sea Level; 505 mph (813 km/h) at 30,000 ft
 
 (9144 m)
CRUISING SPEED :
 248 mph (399 km/h)
LANDING SPEED :
 87 mph (140 km/h)
CLIMB RATE :
 4,230 ft (1289) per Minute
RANGE :
 695 miles (1118 km); 980 miles (1577 km) Max
SERVICE CEILING :
 41,100 ft (12527 m)
 
 
 
 
REFERENCES
  
 

Wagner, Raymond. American Combat Planes, Third Enlarged Edition New York:Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1982. ISBN 0-385-13120-8.

Angelucci, Enzo; Bowers, Peter. The American Fighter - The Definitive Guide To American Fighter Aircraft From 1917 to the Present. New York: Orion Books. 1985. ISBN 0-517-56588-9.

  
 
     
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