Supermarine Scimitar

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Supermarine Scimitar on board USS Intrepid
gcolor="#87CEEB" colspan="3"|Description
ole colspan="2"|Naval strike fighter
rew colspan="2"|1
irst Flight colspan="2"|20 January 1956
ntered Service colspan="2"|June 1958
anufacturer colspan="2"|Supermarine Aircraft
gcolor="#87CEEB" colspan="3"|Dimensions
ength 55 ft 4 in 16.87 m
ingspan 37 ft 2 in 11.33 m
eight 15 ft 3 in 4.65 m
ing area ft²
gcolor="#87CEEB" colspan="3"|Weights
mpty lb kg
oaded 34,200 lb 15,515 kg
aximum takeoff lb kg
apacity colspan="2"|
gcolor="#87CEEB" colspan="3"|Powerplant
ngines colspan="2"|2 x Rolls-Royce Avon 202 turbojets
hrust 2 x 11,250 lbf 2 x 50 kN
gcolor="#87CEEB" colspan="3"|Performance
aximum speed 710 mph at sea level 1145 km/h at sea level
ombat range miles km
erry range 600 miles 965 km
ervice ceiling 50,000 ft 15,200 m
ate of climb ft/min m/min
ing loading lb/ft² kg/m²
hrust/Weight colspan="2"|
ower/Mass hp/lb kW/kg
gcolor="#87CEEB" colspan="3"|Avionics
vionics colspan="2"|
gcolor="#87CEEB" colspan="3"|Armament
uns colspan="2"|4 x 30 mm Aden cannons
ombs colspan="2"|4 x 1,000 lb (450 kg)
issiles colspan="2"|4 x Bullpup or 4 x AIM-9 Sidewinder
ockets colspan="2"|
ther colspan="2"|
The Supermarine Scimitar was a fighter aircraft in the British Fleet Air Arm. It was the Royal Navy's first operational jet strike aircraft and saw service from 1958 until 1969. However, it was beset by design faults and was a poor aircraft compared to many of its contemporaries. A total of 76 aircraft were built.

Variants

  • F-1

Units Using the Scimitar

Fleet Air Arm

  • No. 801 NAS
  • No. 803 NAS

 

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