Blackburn Firecrest
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The Blackburn B-48 Firecrest given the SBAC designation YA.1 was a single-engine naval strike fighter built by Blackburn Aircraft. It was a development of the troublesome B-35 Firebrand designed to Air Ministry Specification S.28-43 for an improved Firebrand more suited to carrier operations.

Blackburn Firecrest (prototipo) realizzato da kit in resina Magna Models in scala 1/72.1

Made by Blackburn Aircraft.

It is the successor of the Blackburn Firebrand .

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Height Main
441.96000000000004
Height Alt
4.42 m
Predecessor
Blackburn Firebrand
Length Alt
11.98 m
Jet Or Prop
prop
Lists
* List of aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm
Range Main
900 mi
Loaded Weight Main
15280.0
Max Speed Alt
330
Type Of Prop
18
Max Speed Main
380 mph
Developed From
Blackburn Firebrand
Bombs
** 1× 2
097 lb torpedo
or** 2× 250 lb bombs
one under each wing
in place of torpedo
Rockets
8
Max Speed More
at 19
000 ft
Cruise Speed Main
213 mph
Ceiling Main
31600.0
Number Built
3
Crew
One pilot
Loaded Weight Alt
6645.0
Cruise Speed Alt
185
Area Main
361.5
Cruise Speed More
at 15
000 ft
Primary user
Fleet Air Arm
Span Alt
13.71 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Power Alt
1846.0
Engine(prop)
Bristol Centaurus 59
Manufacturer
Blackburn Aircraft
Number Of Props
1
First Flight
1
Production End Year
1947
Climb Rate Main
2500.0
Power Main
2
475 hp
Production Start Year
1947
Guns
Provision for 2× .50 in M2 Browning machine guns under or in wing
Climb Rate Alt
12.7 m-s
Length Main
39
Span Main
44
Area Alt
33.60 m²
Range Alt
783
Similar Aircraft
* Westland Wyvern* Douglas AD Skyraider* Martin AM Mauler
Related
* Blackburn Firebrand
Empty Weight Main
10513.0
Ceiling Alt
9
630 m
Produced
1947
Empty Weight Alt
4779.0
Category
Abandoned military aircraft projects of the United Kingdom
Blackburn aircraft
British fighter aircraft 1940-1949
Carrier-based aircraft
Inverted gull-wing aircraft

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