Nordamerikanske FJ-4 Fury

Nordamerikanske FJ-4 Fury Spesifikasjoner

Produsenten Nordamerikansk luftfart
Rolle Carrier-basert jagerfly-bomber
Første flytur 3. oktober 1954
Introduksjon 1955
Pensjonert 1965 (US Navy), 1972 (Venezuela)
Primære brukere United States Navy, Venezuelas flyvåpen
Antall bygget 374
Enhetskost NOK 780 000 (FJ-4B)
Motor En Pratt &; Whitney J48-P-8A turbojet, 7,250 lbf (32,3 kN) skyvekraft
Toppfart 680 mph (1,094 km / t)
Rekkevidde 1,200 mi (1,900 km)
Servicetak 44 000 fot (13 400 m)
Bevæpning
  • 4× 20 mm (0,79 tommer) M3 kanoner
  • Opptil 5,000 lb (2,270 kg) bomber, raketter eller missiler

Den Nordamerikanske FJ-4 Fury var en hangarskip-kapabel jagerbomber for United States Navy and Marine Corps. Den endelige utviklingen i en linje som inkluderte Air Force's F-86 Sabre, FJ-4 delte sin generelle layout og motor med den tidligere FJ-3, men hadde en helt ny vingedesign og var en helt annen design i sin endelige utførelse.

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Vought OS2U-3 Kingfisher

Vought OS2U Kingfisher

LandNorge , Norge
RolleObservasjon flytefly
Første flytur1938
Bygget1519

Den Vought OS2U Kingfisher 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

LandNorge , Norge
RolleJagerfly
Første flytur15. mai 1918
Bygget30

Den LUSAC-11 (Lepère United States Army Combat) var et tidlig amerikansk toseters jagerfly. Det var et fransk design, bestilt og bygget i USA under første verdenskrig og bestilt i stort antall av United States Army Air Corps, men disse ble kansellert på slutten av krigen, og bare 30 ble bygget. Typen ble brukt til eksperimentelle formål, og satte flere høyderekorder i løpet av 1920-tallet.

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Canadair F-86E mk.6 Sabel

Canadair Sabre

LandCanada
RolleFighter
Første flytur9. august 1950
Bygget1815

Den Canadair sabel var et jagerfly bygget av Canadair på lisens fra North American Aviation. En variant av den nordamerikanske F-86 Sabre, den ble produsert til 1958 og brukt hovedsakelig av Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) til den ble erstattet med Canadair CF-104 i 1962. Flere andre luftstyrker opererte også flyet.

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Lockheed F-94 Starfire sky

Lockheed F-94 Starfire

LandNorge , Norge
RolleAllværs avskjærer
Første flytur16. 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

LandNorge , Norge
RolleVerktøy helikopter
Første flytur20. oktober 1956
Bygget16000+

Den Bjelle 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 flytur13. 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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Nordamerikanske RA-5C Vigilante

North American A-5 Vigilante

LandNorge , Norge
RolleAtomangrepsbombefly – rekognoseringsfly
Første flytur31. august 1958
Bygget156

Den Nordamerikanske A-5 Vigilante er et amerikansk hangarskipsbasert supersonisk bombefly designet og bygget av North American Aviation for den amerikanske marinen. Tjenesten i atomangrepsrollen for å erstatte Douglas A-3 Skywarrior var veldig kort; men som RA-5C så den omfattende tjeneste under Vietnamkrigen i den taktiske angrepsrekognoseringsrollen. Før foreningen av Navy-betegnelsessekvensen med Air Force-sekvensen i 1962, ble den betegnet A3J Vigilante.

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Curtiss O-52A-1-CW Owl

Curtiss O-52 Owl

LandNorge , Norge
RolleRekognosering
I tjeneste1940
Bygget203

Den Curtiss O-52 "Owl" was an observation aircraft used by the United States Army Air Corps before and during World War II. Developed in 1939, the Curtiss O-52 was the last “heavy” observation aircraft developed for the US Army Air Corps. The concept of the two-seat observation aircraft, classed as the “O” series aircraft, dated to World War I, and in 1940, the Army Air Corps ordered 203 Curtiss O-52s for observation duties. By 1941, the O-52 was no match for modern combat conditions.

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