Fighters
Nighthawk Specifications
General characteristics
· Crew: 1
· Capacity: fighter
· Length: 7.81 m (25 ft 7 in)
· Wingspan: 10.68M (35 ft 1 in)
· Height: 2.7 m (8 ft 19 in)
· Wing area: 17.90 m² (192.7 ft²)
· Empty weight: 1330 kg (2,930 lb)
· Loaded weight: 1915 kg (4,220 lb)
· Max takeoff weight: 2000 kg (4,400 lb)
· Powerplant: 1× 14-cylinder double row radial
Performance
· Maximum speed: 430 km/h (270 mph)
· Range: 550 km (340 mi)
· Service ceiling: 10,500 m (34,449 ft)
· Rate of climb: 11.5 m/s (2,260 ft/min)
· Power/mass: 0.376 kW/kg (0.230 hp/lb)
Armament
· 2 x .303 MGs
· 2 x 50 kg bombs
The Nighthawk Marine Fighter was strictly land-based and not carrier capable.
Goblin Specifications
General characteristics
· Crew: 1
· Length: 21 ft 8 in (6.604 m)
· Wingspan: 51 ft (16 m) (15.798 8 m)
· Height: 6 ft (2 m) (2.86 m (9 ft 5 in))
· Empty weight: 2,880 lb (1,306 kg)
· Loaded weight: 4,100 lb (1,859.7 kg)
· Powerplant: 1× R-1535-72 9-cylinder radial engine, 700 hp (521.9 kW)
Performance
· Maximum speed: 261 mph at 13100 ft (420 km/h (261 mph) at 4,000
· Range: 985 mi (1,585 km)
· Service ceiling: 32,000 ft (estimated) (9,906 m)
· Rate of climb: 3,500 ft/min at sea level (1,066.8 m m/min at sea level)
Armament
· 2×0.50 mm machine guns
· 2X 116 lb (kg ) of bombs under wings
Barracuda Specifications
General characteristics
· Crew: 1
· Length: 28 ft 9 in (8.76 m)
· Wingspan: 38 ft (11.58 m)
· Height: 11 ft 10 in (3.60 m)
· Loaded weight: 7,000 lb (3,200 kg)
· Powerplant: 1× R-1830-76 double-row radial engine, 1,200 Performance
· Maximum speed: 331 mph (531 km/h)
· Range: 845 mi (1,360 km)
· Service ceiling: 39,500 ft (12,000 m)
· Rate of climb: 2,303 ft/min (11.7 m/s)
Armament
· Guns: 4 × 0.50 machine guns, 450 rpg
· Bombs: 2 × 100 lb (45 kg) bombs and/or 2 × 58 gal (220 L) drop tanks
Divebomber/Ground Attack
Falcon General characteristics
· Crew: 2
· Length: 32 ft 3 in (9.83 m)
· Wingspan: 44 ft 0 in (13.41 m)
· Height: 9 ft 4 in (2.84 m)
· Wing area: 284 ft² (26.38 m²)
· Empty weight: 3,898 lb (1,768 kg)
· Max takeoff weight: 5,756 lb (2,611 kg)
· Powerplant: 1× R-1820 radial engine, 690 hp (515 kW)
Performance
· Maximum speed: 177 mph (154 knots, 285 km/h)
· Range: 521 mi (453 nmi, 838 km)
· Service ceiling: 15,150 ft (4,620 m)
Armament
· Guns:
o 4 × forward-firing .30 in (7.62 mm) machine guns
o 1 × aft-firing .30 in gun
· Bombs:
o 4 × 122 lb (55 kg) bombs on underwing racks or 10 × 30 lb (13.6 kg) fragmentation bombs in chutes on either side of the main fuel tank
While the Falcon was nominally capable of operating from carriers, it was generally used from land bases by the Marines.
Kingfisher General characteristics
· Crew: 2
· Length: 35 ft 7 in (10.8 m)
· Wingspan: 46 ft 2 in (14.1 m)
· Height: 14 ft 2 in (4.3 m)
· Wing area: 312 ft² (29.0 m²)
· Empty weight: 5,490 lb (2,490 kg)
· Loaded weight: 8,228 lb (3,730 kg)
· Powerplant: 1× radial engine, 905 hp (675 kW)
Performance
· Maximum speed: 225 mph (195 kn, 360 km/h) at 6,500 ft (2,000 m)
· Range: 800 mi (700 nmi, 1,300 km)
· Service ceiling: 20,200 ft (6,150 m)
· Wing loading: 26.4 lb/ft² (128 kg/m²)
· Power/mass: 0.11 hp/lb (180 W/kg)
Armament
· Guns:
o 4 × 0.303 in (7.7 mm) forward-firing machine guns
o 1 × 0.303 in (7.7 mm) machine gun on flexible mount in rear cockpit
· Bombs: 1 × 500 lb (227 kg) semi-armour piercing bomb or 1 × 250 lb (113 kg) semi-armour piercing/ General Purpose bomb and 4 × 40 lb (18 kg) bombs or 8 × 20 lb (9 kg) bombs
Skua General characteristics
· Crew: Two
· Length: 33 ft 1 in (10.08 m)
· Wingspan: 41 ft 6 in (12.65 m)
· Height: 13 ft 7 in (4.14 m)
· Wing area: 325 ft² (30.19 m²)
· Empty weight: 6,404 lb (2,905 kg)
· Loaded weight: 10,676 lb (4,843 kg)
· Max takeoff weight: 10,700 lb (4,853 kg)
· Powerplant: 1× radial engine, 1,200 hp (895 kW)
Performance
· Maximum speed: 255 mph (410 km/h)
· Range: 773 mi (1,240 km)
· Service ceiling: 25,530 ft (7,780 m)
· Rate of climb: 1,700 ft/min (8.6 m/s)
· Wing loading: 32.8 lb/ft² (160.4 kg/m²)
· Power/mass: 0.11 hp/lb (0.18 kW/kg)
Armament
· Guns:
o 2 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) forward-firing machine guns in engine cowling
o 1 × 0.30 in (7.62 mm) flexible-mounted machine gun in rear (later versions fitted with 2 × machine guns of the same caliber)
· Bombs: 2,250 lb (1,020 kg) of bombs
Torpedo Bombers
Harridan General characteristics
· Crew: Three: Pilot, Torpedo Officer/Navigator, Radioman/Gunner
· Length: 35 ft 0 in (10.67 m)
· Wingspan: 50 ft 0 in (15.24 m)
· Height: 15 ft 1 in (4.60 m)
· Wing area: 422 ft² (39.2 m²)
· Empty weight: 6,182 lb (2,804 kg)
· Loaded weight: 9,862 lb (4,473 kg)
· Max takeoff weight: 10,194 lb (4,623 kg)
· Powerplant: 1× radial engine, 900 hp (671 kW)
Performance
· Maximum speed: 206 mph (331 km/h)
· Range: 435 mi (700 km) with Mk XIII Torpedo, 716 mi (1,152 km) with 1,000 lb (454 kg) bombs (700 km)
· Service ceiling: 19,700 ft (6,000 m)
· Rate of climb: 720 ft/min (3.7 m/s)
· Wing loading: lb/ft² (kg/m²)
· Power/mass: hp/lb (kW/kg)
Armament
· Either
· 1 × 0.30 in (7.62 mm) machine gun forward-firing or
· 1 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) machine gun forward-firing
· 1 × 0.30 in (7.62 mm) machine gun in rear cockpit (later increased to two)
· Either
· 1 × 1,000 lb (454 kg) bomb or
· 1 × Mark XIII torpedo - 1,200 lb (544 kg)
Avenger General characteristics
· Crew: 3
· Length: 40 ft 11.5 in (12.48 m)
· Wingspan: 54 ft 2 in (16.51 m)
· Height: 15 ft 5 in (4.70 m)
· Wing area: 490.02 ft² (45.52 m²)
· Empty weight: 10,545 lb (4,783 kg)
· Loaded weight: 17,893 lb (8,115 kg)
· Powerplant: 1× radial engine, 1,900 hp (1,420 kW)
Performance
· Maximum speed: 276 mph (444 km/h)
· Range: 1,000 mi (1,610 km)
· Service ceiling: 30,100 ft (9,170 m)
· Rate of climb: 2,060 ft/min (10.5 m/s)
· Wing loading: 36.5 ft·lbf² (178 kg/m²)
· Power/mass: 0.0094 hp/lb (0.17 kW/kg)
Armament
· Guns:
o 1 × 0.30 in (7.62 mm) nose-mounted machine gun(on early models)
o 2 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) wing-mounted machine guns
o 1 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) dorsal-mounted machine gun
o 1 × 0.30 in (7.62 mm) ventral-mounted machine gun
· Bombs:
o Up to 2,000 lb (907 kg) of bombs or
o 1 × 2,000 lb (907 kg) torpedo