Westland - UK
Manufacturer(s)
United Kingdom
Operators
1944
Service Year
United Kingdom
National Origin
Retired
Project Status
1
Crew
75
Units
AIR-TO-AIR COMBAT
General ability to actively engage other aircraft of similar form and function, typically through guns, missiles, and/or aerial rockets.
INTERCEPTION
Ability to intercept inbound aerial threats by way of high-performance, typically speed and rate-of-climb.
41.6 ft
(12.67 meters)
Length
69.9 ft
(21.30 meters)
Width/Span
15.7 ft
(4.80 meters)
Height
8,307 lb
(3,768 kilograms)
Empty Weight
11,409 lb
(5,175 kilograms)
Maximum Take-Off Weight
+3,102 lb
(+1,407 kg)
Weight Difference
2 x Rolls-Royce Merlin 76 liquid-cooled inline piston engines developing 1,233 horsepower each.
Propulsion
388 mph
(625 kph | 337 knots)
Max Speed
44,029 ft
(13,420 m | 8 miles)
Ceiling
1,200 miles
(1,931 km | 1,043 nm)
Range
MACH Regime (Sonic)
Sub
Trans
Super
Hyper
HiHyper
ReEntry
RANGES (MPH) Subsonic: <614mph | Transonic: 614-921 | Supersonic: 921-3836 | Hypersonic: 3836-7673 | Hi-Hypersonic: 7673-19180 | Reentry: >19030
STANDARD:
4 x 20mm Hispano cannons in nose