Berliner-Joyce XF2J

XF2J-1
Role Two-seat Carrier Based Fighter
National origin United States
Manufacturer Berliner-Joyce
First flight 1933
Primary user US Navy
Number built 39
Developed from XFJ-2

The Berliner-Joyce XF2J was the company's second biplane fighter for the US Navy. The XF2J was ordered on 30 June 1931 and although designated as a two-seat fighter, it was used as an observation aircraft.

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Design and Development

The XF2J's construction was all-metal with a fabric covered rudder. The upper wing was "gulled", with a short, sharply upward-angled section, with the remainder of the wing with a slight dihedral. The lower wing span was shorter than the upper wing, and was braced with "N" struts and wires. A .30 caliber machine gun was located in each of the gulled sections of the upper wing and were synchronized to fire through the propeller arc.[1]

The tightly-cowled 9-cylinder Pratt & Whitney R-1690C "Hornet" was the engine originally specified, but was changed to the 625 hp (466 kW) 14-cylinder Wright SR-1510-92 Whirlwind before the aircraft flew. The propeller was a metal constant speed two-blade design.[1]

The original open cockpits were modified to sliding canopies shortly after delivery to the navy.[1]

Specifications (XF2J-1)

Data from Forgotten Fighters/1

General characteristics

Performance

Armament

See also

Related development

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Forgotten Fighters p 56

Bibliography

  • Bowers, Peter M, Forgotten Fighters/1 US Navy, 1918-1941 ARCO Publishing, New York, 1971, ISBN 0-668-024O4-6
  • W.Green, D.Swanborough The Complete Book of Fighters, 2000

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