Biggest single engine-single seat prop fighter

[TimRas]

Originally posted by udet
Blackburn Firebrand
Span 15.63 m; length; 11.81 m; height 4.04 m;

Westland Wyvern:
Span: 13.42m
Height: 4.57m
Length:12.88m
TO weight: 11113kg

Firebrand is a lightweight in comparison

[AaronGT]

Originally posted by TimRas
Westland Wyvern:
Span: 13.42m
Height: 4.57m
Length:12.88m
TO weight: 11113kg

Firebrand is a lightweight in comparison

3550hp engine in the Wyvern as originally plannned! That's
quite a beast!

[MiloMorai]

Just for the record, the F-105 was originally designed to deliver nuclear weapons, ie attack, with a2a capabilities as secondary.

[AGJV44_Rot 1]

My father flew f-101's and wanted to stay in the usaf when the f-105's came out.  As he was getting out the 105's came in, that was the only plane he wanted to fly and he missed it.  I can be thankful considering he would have went to veitnam and giving their operational losses there would have been a good chance I wouldn't be here.  I love that bird.

[Pongo]

They did get brutalized in vietnam. 50% of the production run lost or something like that.