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Ryan FR Fireball
The Ryan FR Fireball was a mixed-power fighter aircraft designed by Ryan Aeronautical for the United States Navy during World War II. It was the Navy's first aircraft with jet propulsion. Only 66 aircraft were built before Japan surrendered in August 1945. The FR-1 Fireball equipped a single squadron before the end of the war but did not see combat. The aircraft ultimately proved to lack the structural strength required for operations aboard aircraft carriers and was withdrawn in mid-1947.
Ryan FR Fireball (which included a propellor and piston engine for
takeoff and landing, and only used its jet for high-speed cruising),
it was still very much a 1
The Ryan FR Fireball was a mixed-power (piston and jet-powered)
fighter aircraft designed by Ryan Aeronautical for the United States
Navy during World War II.2
this because the Ryan FR Fireball had a turbojet engine in the back
and a piston engine driving a prop in the front.3
Made by Ryan Aeronautical.
Ryan FR Fireball is the predecessor of the Ryan XF2R Dark Shark.
Ryan FR Fireball, designed to utilize its piston engine during
takeoff and landing.4
designs such as the Ryan FR Fireball saw brief use, but by the end of
the 1940s virtually all new combat aircraft were jet-powered.
Despite the advantages, the early jet fighters were far from perfect.5
the Ryan FR Fireball saw brief use, but by the end of the 1940s
virtually all new combat aircraft were jet-powered.6
Height Main
424.18
Height Alt
4.24 m
Engine(jet)
General Electric J31-GE-3
Length Alt
12.19 m
Thrust Main
1600
Jet Or Prop
both
Lists
* List of military aircraft of the United States
Range Main
1
620 mi
Loaded Weight Main
11652.0
Max Speed Alt
650.0
Type Of Prop
Radial engine
Successor
Ryan XF2R Dark Shark
Max Speed Main
404 mph
Introduced
March 1945
Cruise Speed Main
152 mph
Ceiling Main
43100.0
Number Built
66
Crew
one
Loaded Weight Alt
5285.0
Retired
1947-08-01
1
Thrust Alt
7
Armament
* 4 × .50 in M2 Browning machine gun with 300 rpg* 2 × 1
000 lb bombs* 8 × 5-inch rockets under wings
Cruise Speed Alt
246.0
Area Main
275.0
Primary user
Span Alt
12.19 m
Plane Or Copter?
Power Alt
1060.0
Engine(prop)
Wright R-1820-72W Cyclone
Manufacturer
Number Of Props
1
First Flight
25
Number Of Jets
1
Production End Year
1945
Climb Rate Main
29.7
Power Main
1
350 hp
Production Start Year
1944
Type of jet
Climb Rate Alt
9 m-s
Variants With Their Own Articles
Ryan XF2R Dark Shark
Length Main
985.52
Span Main
1219.2
Area Alt
25.6 m²
Range Alt
2610.0
Similar Aircraft
* Caproni Campini Ca.183bis* Curtiss XF15C
Related
* XF2R Dark Shark
Empty Weight Main
7689.0
Ceiling Alt
13
137 m
Produced
1944
Empty Weight Alt
3488.0
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