| Manufacturer |
Convair |
Fairchild |
| Description |
The Convair F2Y Sea Dart is an American seaplane fighter aircraft that rode on one or two hydro-skis during takeoff and landing. |
The Fairchild BQ-3, also known as the Model 79, was an early expendable unmanned aerial vehicle – referred to at the time as an "assault drone" – developed by Fairchild Aircraft from the company's AT-21 Gunner advanced trainer during the Second World War for use by the United States Army Air Forces. |
| First Flight |
1953-01-14 |
1944-07-01 |
| Service End |
1957-01-01 |
|
| Designer |
Convair |
Fairchild |
| Type |
Seaplane fighter |
|
| Length (m) |
15.5448 |
15.8496 |
| Height (m) |
4.8768 |
9.4488 |
| Cockpit Crew |
1 |
1 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
1118.494 |
354.0557 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
86.868 |
|
| Armament |
4x fixed forward-firing 20 mm Colt Mk 12 cannon (production aircraft); Fin-Folding Aerial Rockets (production aircraft); 2 × air-to-air missiles (production aircraft) |
4000 lb warhead |
| Max Mach (Mach) |
1.25 |
|
| National Origin |
United States of America |
United States of America |
| Number Built |
5 |
2 |
| Powerplant Description |
2 × Westinghouse J46-WE-12B afterburning turbojet engines |
2 × Ranger V-770-15 inline piston engines, 388 kW (520 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
United States Navy |
United States Army Air Forces |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convair_F2Y_Sea_Dart |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairchild_BQ-3 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
10.668 |
11.2776 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
52.7689 |
|
| Flat Wing Aspect Ratio |
1.02 |
|
| Aircraft Engine |
|
Ranger V-770 |
| Number of Engines |
2 |
2 |