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De Havilland Sea Venom

 

Sea Venom FAW.22

 

Modification Purpose Deliveries Number of commissioned Discarding Differences from the previous modification
Sea Venom FAW.20 all-weather fighter 3/1954 - 1955 50 1961 De Havilland Ghost 103 (2202 kgf), AI Mk10 radar
Sea Venom FAW.21 all-weather fighter 1955 - 1956 128 1961 Ghost 104 (2202 kgf), more minor alterations, AN/APS-57 radar
Sea Venom FAW.22 all-weather fighter 2/1956 - 1/1958 39 1961 Ghost 105 (2402 kgf), Firestreak air-to-air missiles
Sea Venom EMC.21 electronic warfare 1961 several rebuilt from Sea Venom FAW.21 5/1966 unarmed, Ghost 104 (2202 kgs)

 

Modification

Sea Venom FAW.22

Wing span, m

13.00

Length, m

11.18

Height, m

2.59

Wings area, m2

26.00

Empty mass, kg

4000

Full flying-off mass, kg

7173

Engine 1 De Havilland Ghost 105
Force, kgf 2402
Maximal speed, km/h 929
Cruise speed, km/h  
Flying range, km 1130
Vertical speed, m/s 30.0
Maximal altitude, m 12000
Complement 2
Armament 4 x 20 Hispano Mk5 guns, 454 kg of combat load on 2 wing points (2 227-kg bombs or 2 bomb containers or 2 455-l napalm tanks or 8 27-kg rockets or 2 Firestreak air-to-air missiles)

Sea Venom FAW.22

 

© Ivan Gogin, 2007