THE AIRFORCE - AIRCRAFT - VAMPIRE FB5 (D.H.100)
Aircraft Stats:
Powerplant: 1 x 3,100 lb de Havilland Goblin 2 turbojet
Speed: 861 kph, 535mph mph
Range: 1 883km, 1,170miles
Seats: 1
Length: 9.37m, 30ft 9in
Span: 11.58m, 0ft
Empty Weight: 3 290kg, 7,253lb
Max T/O Weight: 5 606kg, 12,360lb
Period of Service: 1950 - 1960
Weapons:
250 lb Bomb, 3 inch No 1 Mk 5 Rocket, 50 Gallon Napalm Tank, 500 lb Bomb, Mk 5 20mm Hispano Cannon
Squadrons:
None specified
Attrition:
1 incidents recorded
250 lb Bomb, 3 inch No 1 Mk 5 Rocket, 50 Gallon Napalm Tank, 500 lb Bomb, Mk 5 20mm Hispano Cannon
Squadrons:
None specified
Attrition:
1 incidents recorded
Vampire FB5 (D.H.100)
Status: Retired
Manufacturer: De Havilland
Country of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Role: Fighter/Bomber
Armament:
Four 20 mm Hispano cannon in the nose, plus provision for underwing stores, including eight 60lb (27kg) rockets, or two 500 lb (227 kg) bombs, or two drop tanks.
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