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Ryan FR Fireball fighter

 

 

FR-1 Fireball

 

Modification Purpose Deliveries Number of commissioned Discarding Differences from the previous modification
FR-1 fighter 3/1945 - 11/1945 66 6/1947 ---

 

Modification

FR-1

Wing span, m

12.19

Length, m

9.86

Height, m

4.15

Wings area, m2

25.55

Empty mass, kg

3590

Full flying-off mass, kg

4806

Engine

1 Wright R-1820-72W

1 General Electric J31-GE-3

Power, h. p.

Force, kgf

1425

726

Maximal speed, km/h

686

Cruise speed, km/h 475
Flying range, km 1685
Vertical speed, m/s  
Maximal altitude, m 13135
Complement 1
Armament 4 12.7-mm MG, 454 kg of bombs (1 454-kg or 2 227-kg) or 8 127-mm rockets

XF2R-1 Flying Shark

 

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