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Title: B37 Firebrand
Post by: Scrap on February 14, 2006, 10:24:07 PM

(http://www.eichhorn.ws/assets/images/blackburn_B37_Firebrand.jpg)

Came across this bird and was wondering a bit about it... BUT EVERYTHING ON THE WEB ABOUT IT IS IN GERMAN OR RUSSIAN!!!!!! :O



Anyone know anything about this nasty looking menace over the sea?

Title: B37 Firebrand
Post by: RAIDER14 on February 14, 2006, 10:29:55 PM

GOOGLE TRANSLATOR (http://www.google.com/language_tools)
just go there it will translate the webpages

it looks like a F4u on steroids

Title: B37 Firebrand
Post by: KTM520guy on February 14, 2006, 10:36:28 PM

Google says that this is the B37 Firebrand

http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=1876&mode=next

The pic you posted looks a lot like the Hawker Sea Fury but the tail is different so I'm not sure.

Title: B37 Firebrand
Post by: Scrap on February 14, 2006, 10:42:57 PM

I think my picture is a T5 post WWII version.  I saw the picture you linked first, then decided to post this one instead (now looking at it I can really see the resemblance to a seafury).

...after translating the site I got this pic off of, looks like this plane didn't see much action untill after the war.

Title: B37 Firebrand
Post by: RAIDER14 on February 14, 2006, 10:51:18 PM

what were the attack roles and where did it serve?

Title: B37 Firebrand
Post by: Kev367th on February 14, 2006, 11:38:34 PM

Don't think it looks anything like a Seafury

(http://www.blueskyaerial.net/events/aviation/seafury.jpg)

Title: B37 Firebrand
Post by: Pei on February 14, 2006, 11:56:58 PM

Search Google for "Blackburn Firebrand"

The version shown has the same engine and prop and the Sea Fury, but the Firebrand was larger and heavier.

Title: B37 Firebrand
Post by: RAIDER14 on February 14, 2006, 11:58:54 PM

search results here (http://www.google.com.au/search?q=blackburn+firebrand&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-USfficial)

Title: B37 Firebrand
Post by: Debonair on February 15, 2006, 12:04:29 AM

Blackurn B-37 Firebrand

(Britain)
(P-GB-AC-AF-LN-N-AR1|IL1)
The Firebrand was designed as a carrier fighter powered by a Napier Sabre engine, but because of engine unreliability and poor handling it was unacceptable. It was then redesigned to become a fast strike aircraft carrying a large torpedo, and powered by a Bristol Centaurus radial. The bulky Firebrand was a failure. Still it had a service life from 1946 to 1953. 141 were built.
Type: Firebrand TF.5
Function: attack/fighter
Year: 1946 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 1840kW Bristol Centaurus IX
Wing Span: 15.63m Length: 11.81m Height: 4.04m Wing Area: 35.58m2
Empty Weight: 5368kg Max.Weight: 7938kg
Speed: 560km/h Ceiling: 8690m Range: 1200km
Armament: 4*g20mm, t840kg or 2*b454kg
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