Supermarine Seafang
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| Seafang | |
|---|---|
| Type | Naval fighter |
| Manufacturer | Supermarine Aviation Works (Vickers) Ltd |
| Maiden flight | 1946 |
| Primary user | Fleet Air Arm |
| Number built | 18 |
| Developed from | Supermarine Spiteful |
The Supermarine Seafang was a British Rolls-Royce Griffon-engined fighter aircraft designed by Supermarine to Air Ministry specification N.5/45. It was essentially a Supermarine Spiteful redesigned for Royal Navy carrier use, with the addition of an arrestor hook and with a contra-rotating propeller to eliminate engine torque effects. It first flew in 1946. In all, 18 were built, but some were never flown. Its low speed handling characteristics were not as good as they hoped, and the Hawker Sea Fury was preferred.
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[edit] Variants
Seafang F.Mk 31 - 10 built
- Engine: Griffon 61
Seafang F.Mk 32 - 2 built
- Engine: Giffon 89 - 2,350 hp
- Folding wings.
- Increased fuel capacity.
- Dual contra-rotating 3 bladed propellers.
[edit] Operators
[edit] References
[edit] Related content
Related development: Supermarine Spitfire - Supermarine Seafang - Supermarine Attacker - Supermarine Spiteful
[edit] External links
- Spiteful and Seafang and British Aircraft Directory
- A picture of the Seafang F.Mk.32 VB895
- Seafang at Avia
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