World War Photos

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Type

• Single-seat Fighter or Fighter-Bomber.

Wings

• Low-wing cantilever monoplane.
• Wing in one piece, with the front spar passing through the fuselage and attached at three points.
• Rear spar in two sections, attached to the sides of the fuselage by pin-joints.
• Two-spar wing structure with widely spaced flanged plate former ribs, spanwise “Z”-section stringers, and a stressed-metal skin.
• Spars reinforced by “L”-section extrusions and progressively thickened cap-strips to form “T”-section members.
• Front spar cranked inwards from landing gear attachment points to upper fuselage attachments.
• Specially strengthened ribs in gun and landing gear bays.
• Metal-framed fabric-covered ailerons.
• Electrically-operated all-metal split trailing-edge flaps between ailerons and fuselage.

Fuselage

• All-metal monocoque structure with bulkheads, flanged formers, “Z”-section stringers, and smooth stressed-skin covering.
• Front inverted “U”-shaped bulkhead attaches to the upper flange of the front spar.
• Five attachments for the engine-mounting: three on the spar and two on the bulkhead.
• Bulkheads and frames conform to the full cross-section of the fuselage.
• Extreme rear section is integral with the fin and detachable from the main structure.
• Large detachable panel in the underside of the fuselage from the engine bay to the rear of the cockpit for fuel tank installation and removal.

Tail Unit

• Cantilever monoplane type with fin integral to the rear fuselage.
• Electrically-operated adjustable single-spar tailplane.
• All-metal framework with metal-covered tailplane and fin, and fabric-covered control surfaces.
• Fixed perforated trim-tabs in rudder and elevators.
• Fin-rear fuselage assembly houses the electric tailplane incidence gear and spring for lowering the tail-wheel.

Landing Gear

• Retractable type with main cantilever oleo-legs hinged ahead of the front wing spar, retracting inwardly.
• Fairing-plates on legs, wheels, and the undersurface of the wings close the apertures when wheels are raised.
• Electrical retraction for main gear.
• Partly retractable tail-wheel connected to the starboard oleo leg by cable, with spring-centering and center-lock mechanism.

Power Plant

• One BMW 801 fourteen-cylinder two-row radial air-cooled geared and supercharged engine.
• Low-drag cowling with induced fan cooling.
• Engine unit, complete with oil coolers, attached to the front bulkhead and spar face by five bolts.
• Protected fuel tanks beneath the cockpit floor.
• Oil tank (10 Imp. gallons) in the fuselage.
• Reverse-flow oil-coolers in an armored annular ring forming the cowl leading-edge.
• VDM airscrew with electric pitch change and metal blades.
• MW 50 injection system.

Performance

• Maximum speed with MW 50: 408 mph (653 km/h) at 20,600 ft (6,285 m).
• Climb to 32,800 ft (10,000 m) without MW 50: 26.5 mins.
• Climb to 32,800 ft (10,000 m) with MW 50: 16.5 mins.
• Service ceiling without MW 50: 33,800 ft (10,310 m).
• Service ceiling with MW 50: 37,400 ft (11,410 m).
• Cruising range with 272 Imp. gallons: 950 miles (5,120 km) at 298 mph (477 km/h) at 23,000 ft (7,020 m).
• Endurance under cruising conditions: 3 hours 17 mins.

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