North American FJ-1 Fury sky

North American FJ-1 Fury

LandUsa
RolleKampfly
Første flyvning11. september 1946
Bygget31

Den Nordamerikanske FJ-1 Fury er det første operationelle jetfly i united states navy service, og blev udviklet af North American Aviation som NA-135. FJ-1 var en tidlig overgangsstråle med begrænset succes, der overførte lignende haleoverflader, vinge og baldakin afledt af den stempelmotorede P-51D Mustang. Udviklingen af designet til at inkorporere fejede vinger ville blive grundlaget for den landbaserede XP-86 prototype - selv oprindeligt designet med en meget lignende ligevinget planform til FJ-1 flystellet - af United States Air Force's enormt indflydelsesrige F-86 Sabre, som selv dannede grundlaget for flådens hangarskibsbaserede nordamerikanske FJ-2/-3 Fury.

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Nordamerikanske FJ-4 Fury

Nordamerikanske FJ-4 Fury specifikationer

Producent Nordamerikansk luftfart
Rolle Hangarskibsbaseret jagerbomber
Første flyvning 3. oktober 1954
Indførelsen 1955
Pensioneret 1965 (US Navy), 1972 (Venezuela)
Primære brugere USA's flåde, Venezuelas luftvåben
Antal bygget 374
Kostpris 780.000 $ (FJ-4B)
Motor En Pratt & Whitney J48-P-8A turbojet, 7.250 lbf (32,3 kN) trykkraft
Maksimal hastighed 680 mph (1,094 km / t)
Interval 1.900 km (1.200 mi)
Serviceloft 44.000 fod (13.400 m)
Bevæbning
  • 4× 20 mm (0,79 tommer) M3 kanoner
  • Op til 5.000 lb (2.270 kg) bomber, raketter eller missiler

Den Nordamerikanske FJ-4 Fury var en jagerbomber, der kunne fejes af hangarskibe for United States Navy and Marine Corps. Den endelige udvikling i en slægt, der omfattede luftvåbnets F-86 Sabre, delte FJ-4 sit generelle layout og motor med den tidligere FJ-3, men havde et helt nyt vingedesign og var et meget anderledes design i sin endelige udførelsesform.

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Vought OS2U-3 Kingfisher

Vought OS2U Kingfisher

LandUsa
RolleObservation floatplane
Første flyvning1938
Bygget1519

Den Vought OS2U Isfugl was an American catapult-launched observation floatplane. It was a compact mid-wing monoplane, with a large central float and small stabilizing floats. Performance was modest, because of its light engine. The OS2U could also operate on fixed, wheeled, taildragger landing gear. The OS2U was the main shipboard observation aircraft used by the United States Navy during World War II, and 1,519 of the aircraft were built. It served on battleships and cruisers of the US Navy, with the United States Marine Corps in Marine Scouting Squadron Three (VMS-3), with the United States Coast Guard at coastal air stations, at sea with the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy, and with the Soviet Navy. The Royal Australian Air Force also operated a few Kingfishers from shore bases.

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Packard LePere LUSAC-11

Packard-Le Père LUSAC-11

LandUsa
RolleKampfly
Første flyvning15. maj 1918
Bygget30

Den LUSAC-11 (Lepère United States Army Combat) var et tidligt amerikansk tosædet jagerfly. Det var et fransk design, bestilt og bygget i USA under første verdenskrig og bestilt i stort antal af United States Army Air Corps, men disse blev annulleret i slutningen af krigen, og kun 30 blev bygget. Typen blev brugt til eksperimentelle formål og satte flere højderekorder i løbet af 1920'erne.

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Canadair F-86E mk.6 Sabre

Canadair Sabre

LandCanada
RolleFighter
Første flyvning9. august 1950
Bygget1815

Den Canadair Sabre var et jagerfly bygget af Canadair på licens fra North American Aviation. En variant af den nordamerikanske F-86 Sabre, den blev produceret indtil 1958 og blev primært brugt af Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), indtil den blev erstattet med Canadair CF-104 i 1962. Flere andre luftvåben opererede også flyet.

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Lockheed F-94 Starfire sky

Lockheed F-94 Starfire

LandUsa
RolleInterceptor til al slags vejr
Første flyvning16. april 1949
Bygget855

Den Lockheed F-94 Starfire was a first-generation jet aircraft of the United States Air Force. It was developed from the twin-seat Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star in the late 1940s as an all-weather, day/night interceptor. The aircraft reached operational service in May 1950 with Air Defense Command, replacing the piston-engined North American F-82 Twin Mustang in the all-weather interceptor role. The F-94 was the first operational USAF fighter equipped with an afterburner and was the first jet-powered all-weather fighter to enter combat during the Korean War in January 1953. It had a relatively brief operational life, being replaced in the mid-1950s by the Northrop F-89 Scorpion and North American F-86D Sabre. The last aircraft left active-duty service in 1958 and Air National Guard service in 1959.

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Bell UH-1 Iroquois sky

Bell UH-1 Iroquois

LandUsa
RolleUtility helikopter
Første flyvning20. oktober 1956
Bygget16000+

Den Bell UH-1 Iroquois (nicknamed “Huey”) is a utility military helicopter powered by a single turboshaft engine, with two-blade main and tail rotors. The first member of the prolific Huey family, it was developed by Bell Helicopter to meet a United States Army’s 1952 requirement for a medical evacuation and utility helicopter, and first flew in 1956. The UH-1 was the first turbine-powered helicopter to enter production in 1960 for the United States military, and more than 16,000 have been built since. The Iroquois was originally designated HU-1, hence the Huey nickname, which has remained in common use, despite the official redesignation to UH-1 in 1962. The UH-1 first saw service in combat operations during the Vietnam War, with around 7,000 helicopters deployed. The Bell 204 and 205 are Iroquois versions developed for the civil market.

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Yakovlev Yak-1B

Yakovlev Yak-1

LandSovjetunionen
RolleFighter
Første flyvning13. januar 1940
Bygget8700

Den Yakovlev Yak-1 (Russian: Яковлев Як-1) was a World War II Soviet fighter aircraft. Production began in early 1940. It was a single-seat monoplane with a composite structure and wooden wings. The Yak-1 was manoeuvrable, fast and well armed, and it was easy to maintain and reliable. It formed an excellent basis for subsequent developments from the Yakovlev bureau. It was the founder of a family of aircraft, with some 37,000 being built. As a reward, designer Alexander Yakovlev was awarded the Order of Lenin (Russian: Орден Ленина, Orden Lenina) – the highest decoration bestowed by the Soviet Union – a 100,000 ruble prize, plus a Zis[6] motor car.

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Nordamerikansk RA-5C Selvtægtsmand

North American A-5 Vigilante

LandUsa
RolleAtomangreb bombefly - rekognoscering fly
Første flyvning31. august 1958
Bygget156

Den Nordamerikanske A-5 Selvtægtsmand er en amerikansk hangarskib-baseret supersonisk bombefly designet og bygget af Nordamerikanske Aviation for den amerikanske flåde. Dens tjeneste i atomangreb rolle som erstatning for Douglas A-3 Skywarrior var meget kort; Men som RA-5C, så det omfattende service under Vietnamkrigen i den taktiske strejke rekognoscering rolle. Forud for foreningen af Navy udpegning sekvens med Air Force sekvens i 1962, blev det udpeget A3J Vigilante.

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