Author Topic: Biggest single engine-single seat prop fighter (Read 1517 times)

udet · « **on:** April 15, 2003, 10:53:54 AM »

Blackburn Firebrand
Span 15.63 m; length; 11.81 m; height 4.04 m;

Furball · « **Reply #1 on:** April 15, 2003, 11:19:48 AM »

looks similar to Tempest II

MiloMorai · « **Reply #2 on:** April 15, 2003, 11:21:24 AM »

Boeing XF8B-1

ws - 16.46m
l - 13.18m
h - 4.95m
weight - 6436kg > 9302kg

flew Nov. 1944

The Bv155 was bigger(ws) and flew Sept. 1944.

ws - 20.50m
l - 12.00m
h - 3.00m
weight - 4870kg > 6015kg

Furball · « **Reply #3 on:** April 15, 2003, 11:24:38 AM »

the firebrand entered service though

frank3 · « **Reply #4 on:** April 15, 2003, 11:33:37 AM »

Dang!!! that buff actually is a fighter?? and I thought the jug was heavy!

Furball · « **Reply #5 on:** April 15, 2003, 11:54:57 AM »

udet · « **Reply #6 on:** April 15, 2003, 12:42:49 PM »

udet · « **Reply #7 on:** April 15, 2003, 12:46:13 PM »

Tempest MkV has a height of 4.9m(16ft 1in). I think it is the 'tallest', excpet for the Boeing XF8...that thing is HUGE!

aircav · « **Reply #8 on:** April 15, 2003, 04:36:09 PM »

Well, I suppose you might call the Firebrand a fighter, in the same way the Skyraider was a fighter.

udet · « **Reply #9 on:** April 15, 2003, 05:53:30 PM »

A1 Skyraider has never been called a fighter or intended to perform a fighter's job. Firebrand's designation was torpedo-fighter, but it came too late into the war. I don't know what it was used for in the post-war era.

Tony Williams · « **Reply #10 on:** April 15, 2003, 06:23:41 PM »

To be precise, the Firebrand was designed as a fighter, but it turned out so big it was more useful with a torpedo hanging under it...

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Bullethead · « **Reply #11 on:** April 15, 2003, 08:02:45 PM »

I thought everybody knew the F-105 Thunderchief was the biggest, heaviest single-engine/single-seat fighter ever made: length 64'3" for single-seat versions, GW up to 40,000 pounds, all pushed by a single P&W J75.

OK, it's not a prop job, but it's the spiritual successor to the Jug

Thuds rule.

udet · « **Reply #12 on:** April 15, 2003, 09:25:05 PM »

yup...I think the thud stands taller than a B17, correct me if I'm wrong...

funkedup · « **Reply #13 on:** April 15, 2003, 11:10:13 PM »

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Originally posted by Bullethead
I thought everybody knew the F-105 Thunderchief was the biggest, heaviest single-engine/single-seat fighter ever made: length 64'3" for single-seat versions, GW up to 40,000 pounds, all pushed by a single P&W J75.

OK, it's not a prop job, but it's the spiritual successor to the Jug Thuds rule.

Actually some versions of the Thud got up to 55,000 lbs!
Someday I hope there's a sim where we can fly the F-105 for the mission it was designed for. NOE supersonic nuclear strike against the Rooskies.

Tony Williams · « **Reply #14 on:** April 16, 2003, 01:28:45 AM »

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