USA - Naval aviation and armament
McDonnel F3H (F-3) Demon fighter
F3H-2 (F-3B) Demon
| Modification | Purpose | Deliveries | Number of commissioned | Discarding | Differences from the previous modification |
| F3H-1 | fighter | 3/1956 - 1956 | 29 | 1958 | Westinghouse J40-WE-24 engine (4944 kgf), 4 20-mm guns |
| F3H-2, 1962 - F-3B | fighter - bomber | 1958 - 11/1959 | 239+29 modified from F3H-1 | 9/1964 | Allison J71-A-2E engine (6436 kgf), 4 20-mm guns, 2722 kg of combat load (2 907-kg or 4 454-kg bombs or 2 nuke bombs or 128 70-mm FFAR rockets or 4 Sidewinder or 4 Sparrow AAM), APQ-G91 radar |
| F3H-2M, 1962 - MF-3B | fighter | 1957 - 1958 | 80 | 4 20-mm guns, 2722 kg of combat load (4 Sidewinder or 4 Sparrow AAM), APD-50 radar | |
| F3H-2N, 1962 - F-3C | fighter-bomber | 1956 - 1957 | 140 | 4 20-mm guns, 2722 kg of combat load (2 907-kg or 4 454-kg bombs or 2 nuke bombs or 128 70-mm FFAR rockets or 4 Sidewinder AAM), APQ-G91 radar |
| Modification | F3H-2 (F-3B) |
|
Wing span, m |
10.67 |
|
Length, m |
17.96 |
|
Height, m |
4.44 |
|
Wings area, m2 |
48.22 |
|
Empty mass, kg |
10039 |
|
Full flying-off mass, kg |
15377 |
| Engine | Allison J71-A-2E |
|
Force, kgf |
6436 |
| Maximal speed, km/h | 1041 |
| Cruise speed, km/h | |
| Flying range, km | 2205 |
| Vertical speed, m/s | 61.0 |
| Maximal altitude, m | 13000 |
| Complement | 1 |
| Armament | 4 20-mm guns, 2722 kg of combat load (2 907-kg or 4 454-kg bombs or 2 nuke bombs or 128 70-mm FFAR rockets or 4 Sidewinder or 4 Sparrow AAM) |
XF3H-1 Demon
F3H-2 (F-3B) Demon (Constellation, early 1960s)
© Ivan Gogin, 2008