Global Aircraft -- F2H Banshee
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F2H Banshee Specifications
| Primary Function: |
Carrier-based fighter |
| Contractor: |
McDonnell Aircraft Corp. |
| Crew: |
One |
| Unit Cost: |
N/A |
| Powerplant |
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Two Westinghouse J34-WE-30 turbojets rated at 3,150 lb thrust each
Two J34-WE-34 turbojets rated at 3,250 lb thrust each -- F2H-2 |
| Dimensions |
| Length: |
40 feet 4 inches |
| Wingspan: |
44 feet 11 inches, without wingtip tanks -- 41 feet 8 inches |
| Height: |
14 feet, 6 inches |
| Weights |
| Empty: |
9,794 lb |
| Maximum Takeoff: |
18,940 lb |
| Performance |
| Speed: |
587 mph at sea level, 563 mph at 20,000 feet |
| Ceiling: |
48,500 feet |
| Range: |
1,278 miles |
| Armament |
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Four 20 mm cannons, 1,000-pound bomb load |
| Service Life |
| First Flight: |
January 11, 1947 |
| End of Service: |
September 1962 |
| Number Built: |
[~895 total] |
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F2H Banshee Achievements
- In 1949, an F2H-2 set a jet altitude record of 52,000 feet.
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