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.
The serials were 201 to 210.
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