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Aviation History
1954
1954 - 1860.PDF
de Havilland Venom N.F.3 (D.H. Ghost). Gloster Javelin FAW. 1. Powered, in its FAW. 1 form with two Armstrong Siddeley Sapphires, without reheat, the Javelin delta-wing, all-weather fighter is claimed by its makers to be capable of using all the increases in engine power that can be anticipated "in the foreseeable future." Up to the time of writing there has been no news that the FAW. 1 has achieved supersonic flight, but it is officially credited with a speed of 600-700 m.p.h. at 50,000ft—at which height it can fight. The Javelin is unusual among delta-wing aircraft in having a tailplane. This, the makers say, is a major contributory factor to the exceptional take-off and landing characteristics of the air craft and that—being movable in conjunction with the elevators —it ensures good manoeuvrability at all altitudes and speeds. Pilot and radar operator sit in tandem, behind the long radar nose, the form of which has been the subject of much experiment. Auxiliary fuel tanks can be carried beneath the engine nacelles. The production-type wing differs considerably in plan form from that of the earliest prototypes, having a distinct kink in the leading edge and increased chord at the tips. Span, 52ft; length, 57ft. CANADA Avro Canada CF-100 Mks 1-4. In its Mk 3 and 4 versions the Canadian-designed-and-built CF-100 all-weather fighter is firmly established in service with the R.C.A.F. The Mk 1 prototype had Rolls-Royce Avons, and the Mk 2 was a pre- production model with Avro Canada Orendas. Production of the Mk 3 began in September 1952 and was completed last July. Standard armament of this mark is eight 0.5in guns, fined beneath the belly, but the Mk 4 is generally armed with batteries of Mighty Mouse folding-fin rockets. Some 48 of these missiles are carried in a belly pack, which extends, fires and retracts in a few seconds. Alternatively, in the same position, an 8 x 0.5in or 4 x 30 mm gun pack can be attached. Wing-tip pods contain more rockets, and, these having been fired, the pods would normally be jettisoned, thereby improving rate of roll by some 20 deg a second without prejudice to other aspects of performance. The fuselage nose, housing an automatic search and lock-on fire- control system, is supplied by Hughes Aircraft. Span, 52ft. Avro Canada CF-105. Unofficial reports ascribe to this 52,000 lb, delta-wing, two-seater—intended as a CF-100 replace ment—a speed of 1,200 m.p.h. and a range of 1,500 miles. Two turbojets of unknown type are specified. U.S.A. Lockheed F-94C Starnre. This is the last production version of the Lockheed Shooting Star/Starfire fighter series, and differs from its forerunners in having a thinner wing, redesigned nose, swept horizontal tail surfaces, revised vertical surfaces, and an all- rocket armament. It is powered with a Pratt and Whitney J48- P-5, with afterburner, and weighs well over 20,000 lb. In a ring of firing tubes round the cylindrical nose are 24 Mighty Mouse rockets, and outboard, on the wing leading edges, are two pods, about 6ft long, and each containing 12 rockets. Radar and fire-control gear weighs about 1,400 lb. Span, 37ft 4in. Northrop F-89D Scorpion. The Scorpion is the U.S.A.F. counterpart of Canada's CF-100 and the most recent operational version—the F-89D—is likewise rocket-armed. The "D" differs from the earlier variants in having a total of 104 Mighty Mouse rockets instead of six nose-mounted 20mm guns. The rockets are concentrated in two wing-tip pods, permanently fixed in posi tion and, in conformity with modern practice, are electronically aimed and automatically triggered. A maker's announcement states that they "fan out in overlapping patterns like huge shot gun blasts to blanket an area of sky as large as a football field." Flying weight of the Scorpion is about 20 tons and speed in the 600-m.p.h. class. It is capable of destroying enemy aircraft at heights above 45,OOOft. Power plant is two Allison J35-A-21s with afterburners. Span, 56ft 2in; length, 53ft 4in. Northrop F-89D Scorpion (two Allison J35-A-21). Lockheed F-94C Starfire (Pratt and Whitney )48-P-S). Avro Canada CF-100 Mk 4 (two Avro Canada Orenda).
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