| Manufacturer |
Blackburn Aircraft |
| Description |
The Blackburn B.48 Firecrest, given the SBAC designation YA.1, was a single-engine naval strike fighter built by Blackburn Aircraft for service with the British Fleet Air Arm during the Second World War. |
| First Flight |
1947-04-01 |
| Designer |
Blackburn Aircraft |
| Type |
Strike fighter |
| Length (m) |
11.8872 |
| Height (m) |
4.2672 |
| Cockpit Crew |
1 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
611.5507 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
342.7903 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
9250.68 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
10.668 |
| Armament |
Provision for 2 × 0.5 in M2 Browning machine guns under or in wing (not fitted to prototypes); 1 × 2097 lb torpedo, or; 2 × 250 lb bombs, one under each wing, in lieu of torpedo; 8 × RP-3 rocket projectiles on underwing rails |
| Number Built |
2 |
| Powerplant Description |
1 × Bristol Centaurus 59 18-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine, 2107 kW (2825 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
Fleet Air Arm |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackburn_Firecrest |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
13.4112 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
33.5844 |
| Number of Engines |
1 |