Evolution of Fighter Aircraft

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North American P-64

General characteristics

Crew: One
Length: 27 ft (8.23 m)
Wingspan: 37 ft 3 in (11.35 m)
Height: 19 ft 8 in (5.99 m)
Wing area: 227 ft² (21.1 m²)
Empty weight: 4,660 lb (2,114 kg)
Loaded weight: 5,990 lb (2,717 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 6,800 lb (3,080 kg)
Powerplant: 1× Wright R-1820-77 radial engine, 870 hp (649 kW)

Performance

Maximum speed: 270 mph (435 km/h) at 8,700 ft (2,650 m)
Range: 965 mi (1,550 km)
Service ceiling: 27,500 ft (8,400 m)
Wing loading: 26 lb/ft² (129 kg/m²)
Power/mass: 0.13 hp/lb (0.21 kW/kg)

Armament

2 × .30 in (7.62 mm) machine guns
2 × 20 mm cannons
Up to 400 lb (180 kg) of bombs

 

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P-66 Vanguard

General characteristics

Crew: One
Length: 28 ft 4 in (8.64 m)
Wingspan: 36 ft 0 in (10.98 m)
Wing area: 197 ft² (18.3 m²)
Empty weight: 4,657 lb (2,117 kg)
Loaded weight: 6,029 lb (2,740 kg)
Max takeoff weight: lb (kg)
Powerplant: 1× Pratt & Whitney R-1830-S3C4-G radial engine, 1,200 hp (895 kW)

Performance

Maximum speed: 340 mph (544 km/h)
Range: 850 mi (1,360 km)
Service ceiling: 28,200 ft (8,958 m)
Rate of climb: 2,139 ft/min (10.4 m/s)
Wing loading: 31 lb/ft² (150 kg/m²)
Power/mass: 0.20 hp/lb (0.33 kW/kg)

Armament

4 × .30 in (7.62 mm) machine guns
2 × .50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns

 

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A-20 Havoc

General characteristics

Crew: 2-3
Length: 47 ft 11 in (14.63 m)
Wingspan: 61 ft 4 in (18.69 m)
Height: 17 ft 7 in (5.36 m)
Wing area: 465 ft² (43.2 m²)
Empty weight: 15,051 lb (6,827 kg)
Loaded weight: 27,200 lb (12,338 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 20,320 lb (9,215 kg)
Powerplant: 2× Wright R-2600-A5B "Double Cyclone" radial engines, 1,700 hp (1,268 kW) each

Performance

Maximum speed: 339 mph (295 kn, 546 km/h) at 10,000 ft (3,050 m)
Range: 1,050 mi (912 nmi, 1,690 km)
Service ceiling: 23,700 ft (7,225 m)
Rate of climb: 2,000 ft/min (10.2 m/s)

Armament

Guns:
4× fixed 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Browning machine guns in the nose
2× flexible 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Browning machine guns, mounted dorsally
1× flexible 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers K machine gun, mounted ventrally
Bombs: 4,000 lb (1,900 kg)

 

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Rogozarski IK-3

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Length: 27 ft 5 in (8.38 m)
Wingspan: 33 ft 10 in (10.33 m)
Height: 10 ft 8 in (3.23 m)
Wing area: 179 ft² (16.6 m²)
Empty weight: 4,123 lb (1,874 kg)
Loaded weight: 5,291 lb (2,405 kg)
Powerplant: 1× Avia-built Hispano-Suiza 12Ycrs V-12 liquid-cooled engine, 920 shp (686 kW)

Performance

Maximum speed: 327 mph (526 km/h) at 17,715 ft (5,401 m)
Range: 310 miles (496 km)
Service ceiling: 26,250 ft (8,000 m)
Wing loading: 29 lb/ft² (113 kg/m²)
Power/mass: 0.17 hp/lb (0.29 kW/kg)

Armament

Guns:
1× 20 mm Hispano-Suiza HS-404 cannon
2× 7.92 mm FN-Browning machine guns

 

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Avia S-199

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Length: 8.94 m (29 ft 4 in)
Wingspan: 9.92 m (32 ft 6 in)
Height: 2.59 m (8 ft 6 in)
Wing area: 16.2 m² (174 ft²)
Empty weight: 2,650 kg (5,840 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 3,740 kg (8,245 lb)
Powerplant: 1× Junkers Jumo 211F liquid-cooled inverted V-12, 880 kW (1,200 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 590 km/h (320 kn, 370 mph)
Combat radius: 850 km (530 mi)
Service ceiling: 8,686 m (28,500 ft)
Rate of climb: 11 m/s (2,200 ft/min)
Wing loading: 231 kg/m² (47.3 lb/ft²)
Power/mass: 321 W/kg (0.195 hp/lb)

Armament

Guns:
2× 13 mm MG 131 machine guns
2× MG 151/20 cannons
Bombs:
1× 250 kg (551 lb) or
4× 70 kg (155 lb) bombs

 

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Lavochkin La-9

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Length: 8.63 m (28 ft 4 in)
Wingspan: 9.80 m (32 ft 2 in)
Height: 3.56 m (11 ft 8 in)
Wing area: 17.6 m² (189 ft²)
Empty weight: 2,638 kg (5,816 lb)
Loaded weight: 3,425 kg (7,551 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 3,676 kg (8,104 lb)
Powerplant: 1× Shvetsov ASh-82FN air-cooled radial engine with a two-stage supercharger and fuel injection, 1,380 kW (1,850 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 690 km/h (428 mph) at altitude
Range: 1,735 km (1,077 mi)
Service ceiling: 10,800 m (35,433 ft)
Rate of climb: 17.7 m/s (3,484 ft/min)
Wing loading: 195 kg/m² (40 lb/ft²)
Power/mass: 0.40 kW/kg (0.25 hp/lb)

Armament

4 × 23 mm Nudelman-Suranov NS-23 cannons, 75 rpg

 

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Lavochkin La-11

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Length: 8.62 m (28 ft 3 in)
Wingspan: 9.80 m (32 ft 2 in)
Height: 3.47 m (11 ft 5 in)
Wing area: 17.6 m² (189 ft²)
Empty weight: 2,770 kg (6,107 lb)
Loaded weight: 3,730 kg (8,223 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 3,996 kg (8,810 lb)
Powerplant: 1× Shvetsov ASh-82FN air-cooled radial engine with a two-stage supercharger and fuel injection, 1,380 kW (1,850 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 674 km/h (419 mph) at altitude
Range: 2,235 km (1,388 mi)
Service ceiling: 10,250 m (33,628 ft)
Rate of climb: 758 m/min (2,487 ft/min)
Wing loading: 212 kg/m² (44 lb/ft²)
Power/mass: 0.37 kW/kg (0.23 hp/lb)

Armament

3 × 23 mm Nudelman-Suranov NS-23 cannons, 75 rounds/gun

 

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Hispano Aviación HA-1112

Wing span: 9.92 m (32 ft, 6 inches)
Length: 9.13 m (30 ft)
Height: 2.60 m (8 ft, 6 inches)
Wing surface: 16 m² (172 square ft)
Wing load: 206 kg/m² (42.2 lb/square ft)
Empty weight: 2,666 kg (5877 lb)
Maximum weight: 3,330 kg (7341 lb)
Engine: 1,600 hp Rolls-Royce Merlin 500/45 V12, a four-bladed Rotol propeller
Maximum speed: 665 km/h (360 knots)
Initial climb rate: 1.700 m/min (5,580 ft/min)[9]
Service ceiling: 10,200 m (33,500 ft)
Range: 765 km (415 NM) without external fuel containers
Crew: 1 man
Armament: two 20 mm Hispano-Suiza HS.404/408 cannons; and two 80 mm, eight rocket Oerlikon devices

 

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FR Fireball

General characteristics

Crew: one
Length: 32 ft 4 in (12.19 m)
Wingspan: 40 ft 0 in (12.19 m)
Height: 13 ft 7¼ in (4.15 m)
Wing area: 275 ft² (25.6 m²)
Empty weight: 7,915 lb (3,590 kg)
Loaded weight: 10,595 lb (4,806 kg)
Powerplant:
1× General Electric J31-GE-3 turbojet, 1,600 lbf (7.1 kN, 700 kgf)
1× Wright R-1820-72W Cyclone radial engine, 1,350 hp (1,060 kW)

Performance

Maximum speed: 426 mph (radial engine only 275 mph) (686 km/h (445 km/h))
Cruise speed: 153 mph (radial engine only) (246 km/h)
Range: 1,300 mi (2,100 km)
Service ceiling: 43,100 ft (13,137 m)
Rate of climb: 80 ft/s (24.4 m/s)

Armament

4 × .50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine gun with 300 rpg
2 × 1,000 lb (454 kg) bombs
8 × 5 in (127 mm) rockets under wings

 

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Ikarus S-49

General characteristics

Crew: one pilot
Length: 9.06 m (29 ft 8¾in)
Wingspan: 10.30 m (33 ft 9½ in)
Height: 2.90 m (9 ft 6 in)
Wing area: 16.65 m² (179 ft²)
Empty weight: 2,818 kg (6,200 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 3,568 kg (7,850 lb)
Powerplant: 1× Hispano-Suiza 12Z-17 water cooled V-12, 1,104 kW (1,500 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 628 km/h (339 knots, 390 mph) at 1,525 m (5,000 ft)
Range: 690 km (373 nm, 429 mi)
Service ceiling: 10,000 m (33,000 ft)
Climb to 6,000 m (19,700 ft): 6 min 54 sec

Armament

1 × 20 mm MG-151/20 cannon
2 × .50 Colt Browning M2 machine guns with 650 rounds per gun
2 × 50 kg (110 lb) bombs or 4 × 5 in HVAR missiles

 

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I.Ae. 27 Pulqui I

General characteristics

Crew: One
Length: 9.69 m (31ft 9.5in)
Wingspan: 11.25 m (initial version, rounded wingtips) or 10.50 m (final version, squared wingtips) (36ft 11in)
Height: 3.39 m (11ft 1.5in)
Wing area: 19,70 m² (initial version) (212.06 ft²)
Empty weight: 2,358 kg (5,198 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 3,600 kg (7,937 lb)
Powerplant: 1× Rolls-Royce Derwent 5 turbojet, 1,633 kg (3,600 lbf)

Performance

Maximum speed: 720 km/h (447 mph)
Range: 900 km (559 mi)
Service ceiling: 15,500 m (50,855 ft)
Rate of climb: m/s (ft/min)

Armament

(projected, never fitted to prototype) 4 x 20 mm nose cannons + underwing bombs or rockets.

 

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FMA IAe 33 Pulqui II

General characteristics

Crew: one
Length: 38 ft 4 in (11.68 m)
Wingspan: 34 ft 9 in (10.6 m)
Height: 11 ft 6 in (3.5 m)
Wing area: ft² (25.1 m²)
Empty weight: 7,937 lb (3,600 kg)
Loaded weight: 12,125 lb (5,500 kg)
Powerplant: 1× Rolls-Royce Nene II turbojet, 4,998 lbf (22.23 kN)

Performance

Maximum speed: 1,050 km/h

 

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Avro Canada CF-100

General characteristics

Crew: 2, pilot and navigator
Length: 16.5 m (54 ft 2 in)
Wingspan: 17.4 m (57 ft 2 in)
Height: 4.4 m (14 ft 6 in)
Wing area: 54.9 m² (591 ft²)
Empty weight: 10,500 kg (23,100 lb)
Loaded weight: 15,170 kg (33,450 lb)
Powerplant: 2× Avro Canada Orenda 11 turbojets, 32.5 kN (7,300 lbf) each

Performance

Maximum speed: 888 km/h (552 mph)
Range: 3,200km (mi)
Service ceiling: 13,700 m (45,000 ft)
Rate of climb: 44.5 m/s (8,750 ft/min)
Wing loading: kg/m² (lb/ft²)
Thrust/weight: 0.44

Armament

2 wingtip pods of 29 x 70-mm (2.75 in) "Mighty Mouse" fin-folding aerial rockets

 

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Dassault Ouragan

General characteristics

Crew: One
Length: 10.73 m (35 ft 2 in)
Wingspan: 13.16 m (43 ft 2 in)
Height: 4.14 m (13 ft 7 in)
Wing area: 23.8 m² (256.2 ft²)
Empty weight: 4 142 kg (9,132 lb)
Loaded weight: 7 404 kg (16,323 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 7 900 kg (17,416 lb)
Powerplant: 1× Rolls-Royce Nene 104B turbojet, 22.2 kN (4,990 lbf)
*Aspect ratio: 7.3

Performance

Never exceed speed: Mach 0.83
Maximum speed: 940 km/h (508 knots, 584 mph) (Mach 0.76) at sea level
Cruise speed: 750 km/h (405 knots, 465 mph)
Combat radius: 450 km (245 nm, 280 mi)
Ferry range: 920 km (500 nm, 570 mi)
Service ceiling: 13 000 m (42,650 ft)
Rate of climb: 38 m/s (7,480 ft/min)
Takeoff distance: 783 m (2,570 ft)
Landing distance: 910 m (2,985 ft)

Armament

Guns: 4× 20 mm Hispano-Suiza HS.404 cannon with 125 rounds per gun
Rockets: 16× 105 mm (4.1 in) Brandt T-10 air-to-ground unguided rockets; or, 2× Matra rocket pods with 18× SNEB 68 mm rockets each
Bombs: 2,270 kg (5,000 lb) of payload on four external hardpoints, including a variety of unguided iron bombs such as 2× 454 kg (1,000 lb) bombs or 2× 458 liter (121 US gallon) napalm bombs or Drop tanks for extended range

 

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Dassault Mystère

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Length: 11.7 m (38 ft 6 in)
Wingspan: 13.1 m (42 ft 9 in)
Height: 4.26 m (14 ft)
Wing area: 30.3 m² (326 ft²)
Empty weight: 5,225 kg (11,520 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 7,475 kg (16,480 lb)
Powerplant: 1× SNECMA Atar 101D turbojet, 29.4 kN (6,620 lbf)

Performance

Maximum speed: 1,060 km/h (575 knots, 660 mph)
Range: 885 km (480 NM, 550 mi)
Service ceiling: 15,250 m (50,000 ft)
Rate of climb: 23 m/s (4,530 ft/min)

Armament

Guns: 2× 30 mm (1.18 in) DEFA cannons with 150 rounds per gun
Rockets: 2× Matra rocket pods with 18× SNEB 68 mm rockets each
Bombs: 900 kg (2,000 lb) of payload on four external hardpoints, including a variety of bombs or Drop tanks

 

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Dassault MD.454 Mystère IV

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Length: 12.89 m (42 ft 4 in)
Wingspan: 11.12 m (36 ft 6 in)
Height: 4.46 m (14 ft 8 in)
Wing area: 32 m² (340 ft²)
Empty weight: 5,870 kg (12,940 lb)
Loaded weight: 7,750 kg (17,090 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 10,200 kg (22,490 lb)
Powerplant: 1× Hispano-Suiza Verdon 350, 34.4 kN (7,725 lbf)

Performance

Maximum speed: 1,120 km/h (700 mph) at sea level
Range: 1,310 km (810 mi)
Service ceiling: 15,000 m (50,000 ft)
Rate of climb: 45 m/s (8,900 ft/min)
Wing loading: 240 lb/ft² (50 kg/m²)
Thrust/weight: 0.4543

Armament

Guns: 2× 30 mm (1.18 in) DEFA cannons with 150 rounds per gun
Rockets: 2× Matra rocket pods with 18× SNEB 68 mm rockets each
Bombs: 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) of payload on four external hardpoints, including a variety of bombs or Drop tanks

 

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Messerschmitt Me 262

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Length: 10.60 m (34 ft 9 in)
Wingspan: 12.60 m (41 ft 6 in)
Height: 3.50 m (11 ft 6 in)
Wing area: 21.7 m² (234 ft²)
Empty weight: 4,404 kg (9,709 lb)
Loaded weight: 7,130 kg (15,720 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 6977 kg (15,381 lb)
Powerplant: 2× Junkers Jumo 004 B-1 turbojets, 8.8 kN (1,980 lbf) each
Aspect ratio: 7.32

Performance

Maximum speed: 900 km/h (559 mph)
Range: 1,050 km (652 mi)
Service ceiling: 11,450 m (37,565 ft)
Rate of climb: 1,200 m/min (3,900 ft/min)
Thrust/weight: 0.28

Armament

Guns: 4 × 30 mm MK 108 cannons (A-2a: two cannons)
Rockets: 24 × 55 mm (2.2 in) R4M rockets
Bombs: 2 × 250 kg (551 lb) bombs or 2 × 500 kg (1,102 lb) bombs (A-2a only)

 

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Heinkel He 162

General characteristics

Crew: 1, pilot
Length: 9.05 m (29 ft 8 in)
Wingspan: 7.2 m (23 ft 7 in)
Height: 2.6 m (8 ft 6 in)
Wing area: 14.5 m² (156 ft²)
Empty weight: 1,660 kg (3,660 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 2,800 kg (6,180 lb)
Powerplant: 1× BMW 003E-1 or E-2 (meant for ventral attachment) axial flow turbojet, 7.85 kN (1,760 lbf)

Performance

Maximum speed: 905 km/h (562 mph)
Range: 975 km (606 mi)
Service ceiling: 12,000 m (39,400 ft)
Rate of climb: 1,405 m/min (4,615 ft/min)

Armament

Guns: 2 × 20 mm MG 151 cannons with 120 rpg (He 162 A-2) OR 2 × 30 mm MK 108 cannons with 50 rpg (He 162 A-0, A-1)

 

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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15

General characteristics

Crew: MiG-15bis=1, MiG-15UTI=2
Length: 10.11 m (33 ft 2 in)
Wingspan: 10.08 m (33 ft 1 in)
Height: 3.70 m (12 ft 2 in)
Wing area: 20.6 m² (221.74 ft²)
Airfoil: TsAGI S-10 / TsAGI SR-3
Empty weight: 3,580 kg (7,900 lb)
Loaded weight: 4,960 kg (10,935 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 6,105 kg (13,460 lb)
Fuel capacity: 1,400 L (364 US gal))
Powerplant: 1× Klimov VK-1 turbojet, 26.5 kN (5,950 lbf)

Performance

Maximum speed: 1,075 km/h (668 mph)
Cruise speed: 840 km/h (520 mph)
Range: 1,200 km, 1,975 km with external tanks (745 mi / 1,225 mi)
Service ceiling: 15,500 m (50,850 ft)
Rate of climb: 50 m/s (9,840 ft/min)
Wing loading: 240.8 kg/m² (49.3 lb/ft²)
Thrust/weight: 0.54

Armament

2x NR-23 23mm cannons in lower left fuselage(80 rounds per gun, 160 rounds total)
1x Nudelman N-37 37 mm cannon in lower right fuselage (40 rounds total)
2x 100 kg (220 lb) bombs, drop tanks, or unguided rockets on underwing hardpoints.

 

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Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17

General characteristics

Crew: One
Length: 11.36 m (37 ft 3 in)
Wingspan: 9.63 m (31 ft 7 in)
Height: 3.80 m (12 ft 6 in)
Wing area: 22.6 m² (243.2 ft²)
Empty weight: 3,930 kg (8,646 lb)
Loaded weight: 5,354 kg (11,803 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 6,286 kg (13,858 lb)
Powerplant: 1× Klimov VK-1F afterburning turbojet, 33.1 kN with afterburner (7,440 lbf)

Performance

Maximum speed: 1,144 km/h at 3,000 m (711 mph at 10,000 ft (3,000 m))
Range: 1,080 km, 1,670 km with drop tanks (670 mi / 1,035 mi)
Service ceiling: 16,600 m (54,500 ft)
Rate of climb: 65 m/s (12,795 ft/min)
Wing loading: 237 kg/m² (48 lb/ft²)
Thrust/weight: 0.63

Armament

1x 37 mm Nudelman N-37 cannon (40 rounds total)
2x Nudelman-Rikhter NR-23 cannons (80 rounds per gun, 160 rounds total)
Up to 500 kg (1,100 lb) of external stores on two pylons, including 100 kg (220 lb) and 250 kg (550 lb) bombs or fuel tanks