Sopwith Camel

 

British - World War I

ENGINE:

Number: 1

Manufacturer: Clerget

Model: 9 cylinder

Type: Air-cooled rotary

Rating: 130 horsepower

FIREPOWER:

2 Vickers .303-caliber machine guns

DIMENSIONS:

Wingspan: 28 feet

Length: 18 feet, 9 inches

Height: 8 feet, 6 inches

 

 

OTHER INFORMATION:

Manufacturer: Sopwith Aviation Company

Crew: 1

Ceiling: 21,000 feet

Maximum Range: 300 miles

Maximum Speed: 112 miles per hour

 

GRUMMAN F-4F WILDCAT

 

American - World War II

ENGINE:

Number: 1

Manufacturer: Pratt and Whitney

Model: R-1830-86, 14 cylinder

Type: Piston

Rating: 1,200 horsepower

FIREPOWER:

6 .50-inch machine guns

DIMENSIONS:

Wingspan: 38 feet

Length: 28 feet, 11 inches

Height: 11feet, 1 inch

 

OTHER INFORMATION:

Manufacturer: Grumman

Crew: 1

Ceiling: 34,900 feet

Maximum Range: 850 miles

Maximum Speed: 318 miles per hour

 

LOCKHEED P-38 LIGHTNING

 

American - World War II

ENGINE:

Number: 2

Manufacturer: Allison

Model: V1710-89/91, 12 cylinder

Type: Piston

Rating: 1,425 horsepower each

FIREPOWER:

120mm cannon plus 4 .50-inch machine guns

           -or-

A 3,200 bomb load

           -or-

10 5-inch rockets

DIMENSIONS:

Wingspan: 52 feet

Length: 37 feet, 10 inches

Height: 12 feet, 10 inches

 

 

 

OTHER INFORMATION:

Manufacturer: Lockheed

Crew: 1

Ceiling: 44,000 feet

Maximum Range: 1,175 miles

Maximum Speed: 414 miles per hour

 

 

HAWKER SIDDELEY HARRIER MK-1

 

British - 1970s-1980s

ENGINE:

Number: 1

Manufacturer: Rolls Royce

Model: Bristol Pegasus Mk 101

Type: Turbo Fan

Rating: 19,000 pounds of thrust

FIREPOWER:

5,000 pounds of a variety of guns, bombs, and rockets

DIMENSIONS:

Wingspan: 25 feet, 3 inches

Length: 45 feet, 6 inches

Height: 11 feet, 4 inches

OTHER INFORMATION:

Manufacturer: Hawker Siddeley

Crew: 1

Ceiling: 50,000 feet

Maximum Range: 2,300 miles

Maximum Speed: More than 737 miles per hour

 

GENERAL DYNAMICS F-16

 FIGHTING FALCON

 

American - 1980s and beyond

ENGINE:

Number: 1

Manufacturer: Pratt and Whitney

Model: F100-PW-200

Type: Turbofan with afterburner

Rating: 25,000 pounds of thrust

 

 

 

FIREPOWER:

1 rapid-fire 20mm multibarrel cannon and 2 infrared heat-seeking missiles on wing tips

 

DIMENSIONS:

Wingspan: 32 feet, 10 inches

Length: 49 feet, 6 inches

Height: 16 feet, 8 1/2 inches 

OTHER INFORMATION:

Manufacturer: General Dynamics

Crew: 1

Ceiling: Over 50,000 feet

Maximum Range: More than 2,415 miles

Maximum Speed: More than 1,320 miles per hour

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