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Aviation History
1945
1945 - 1910.PDF
IV ater with i Striking Power SEPTEMBER 27TH. 1945 339 -TRIMMER TAB of the Firebrand IV shows jr with the disposition of the j. The arrangement of the ie leading edge wing roots reducing drag. H.F. FIXED AERIAL. -SPRING TAB PORT -SPRING TAB PORT TRIM TA8 HEADREST A SEAT WITH ARMOUR PLATE WINDSCREEN SLIDING DE-ICING FLUID HOOD TANK MAIN FUEL TANK AIR BOTTLt . AUXILIARY fUEL TANK ^ RADIO CONTROL & RECEIVER UNITS LATCH PIN GEAR ARRESTER HOOK TAIL WHEEL -FLAP FIREBRAND Data Span - - Length ----- Height, tail down - Tailplane =pan ... Wing area .... Aspect ratio - -, Max. weight - Max. landing weight Wing loading - - - - Power loading Max. speed - IV - 51ft. 3 in. - 39ft. lin. • 15ft 2in. - l«t. lOin. 381-5 sq.ft. - 6*895 - 15,9051b- - I5,000lb. 4l-7lb./K].ft. 6371b./h.p. - 350m.p.h. Bristol Centaurus 2,500h.p. plui. Rotol 13ft. 3in. dia. four-blade airscrew. TORAULIC NOING GEAR CANNON HEATER DUCTS Mt-TQRPEDO ^ "nBA NACELLE . AILERON -SPRING TAB AMMUNITION FEED CHUT6 AMMUNITION BOX (OUTBOARD) developed as it did. The Sabre was required for the Typhoon which at the time, was more fully developed than the Firebrand, and it was due to the priority require- ments for the Sabre engine, coupled with the advent of the Seafire supplying the Navy with a high-performance fighter, that Firebrand development was delayed. With the Seafire filling the breach for carrier work it was decided to convert the Firebrand to a powerful strike aircraft using the Bristol Centaurus engine. Such a conversion involved considerable complications; 't is never easy to replace a liquid-cooled in-line engine AILERON 'SPAR ASS'Y NAVIGATION UCHT. POUT HAND HOLD
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