USA - Naval aviation and armament
Brewster F2A Buffalo fighter
F2A-3 Buffalo
| Modification | Purpose | Deliveries | Number of commissioned | Discarding | Differences from the previous modification |
| F2A-1 | fighter | 12/1939 - 1940 | 11 | 4/1942 | Wright R-1820-34 engine (950 h. p.), 1 12.7-mm MG, 1 7.6-mm MG, 2 additional 12.7-mm MG from early 1940 |
| F2A-2 | 9/1940 - 1941 | 43 | R-1820-40 (1200 h. p.), 4 12.7-mm MG, 90 kg of bombs, length decreased at 0.13 m. All were modified by F2A-3 standard in May 1941. | ||
| F2A-3 | 1941 - 4/1942 | 108 | length increased at 0.25 m, fuel stowage and armor protection increased. |
| Modification | F2A-3 |
|
Wing span, m |
10.67 |
|
Length, m |
8.03 |
|
Height, m |
3.68 |
|
Wings area, m2 |
19.41 |
|
Empty mass, kg |
2146 |
|
Full flying-off mass, kg |
3247 |
| Engine | 1 Wright R-1820-40 |
| Power, h. p. | 1200 |
| Maximal speed, km/h | 571 |
| Cruise speed, km/h | 415 |
| Flying range, km | 1553 |
| Vertical speed, m/s | |
| Maximal altitude, m | 10120 |
| Complement | 1 |
| Armament | 4 õ 12.7 MG, 90 kg of bombs |
F2A-2 Buffalo (VF-2, Lexington, 1941)
© Ivan Gogin, 2008