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<!--BEGIN SPECIFICATIONS--> F-89 Scorpion Specifications Primary Function: Fighter Contractor: Northrop Aircraft Crew: Two (pilot, radar operator) Unit Cost: $1,009,000 Powerplant Two Allison J35s turbojets of 7,200 lbs. thrust each with afterburner (F-89J) Dimensions Length: 53 ft. 8 in. Wingspan: 59 ft. 10 in. Height: 17 ft. 6 in. Weights Empty: 25,195 lb Maximum Takeoff: 46,790 lb Performance Speed: 636 mph (1023 km/h) Ceiling: 49,200 ft Range: 1,367 mi Armament Four 50 caliber machine guns; two AIR-2A Genie air-to-air rockets with nuclear warheads; four AIM-4C Falcon missiles <!--END SPECIFICATIONS--> <!--BEGIN ACHIEVEMENTS--> F-89 Scorpion Achievements The F-89J fired the AIR-2A Genie AAM; the first time in history that an air-to-air rocket with a nuclear warhead was launched and detonated. <!--END ACHIEVEMENTS--> <!--BEGIN FEATURES--> <!-- F-89 Scorpion Features --> <!--END FEATURES--> <!--BEGIN BACKGROUND--> <!-- F-89 Scorpion Background --> <!--END BACKGROUND-->
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