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Chance Vought F6U Pirate fighter

 

 

F6U-1 Pirate

 

Modification Purpose Deliveries Number of commissioned Discarding Differences from the previous modification
F6U-1 fighter 8/1949 - 2/1950 33 3/1952 ---

 

Modification F6U-1

Wing span, m

10.10

Length, m

11.46

Height, m

3.94

Wings area, m2

18.91

Empty mass, kg

3320

Full flying-off mass, kg

5702
Engine Westinghouse J34-WE-30

Force, kgf

1916
Maximal speed, km/h 908
Cruise speed, km/h  
Flying range, km 1851
Vertical speed, m/s  
Maximal altitude, m 14110
Complement 1
Armament 4 20-mm guns

F6U-1 Pirate and F7U-3 Cutlass

XF6U-1 Pirate

 

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