| Type: Single-engined fighter for ground attack tank busting. Wings: Low-wing monoplane with parallel loading and trailing edges and square tips. Fuselage: All-metal, housing engine, nose gun, ammunition and fuel tanks, covered in 1/2 in armour plate weighing approximately 4,900 lb. Radiator and oil tanks were installed inside the fuselage in front of the engine and covered by off-set ducts, armour plated internally to prevent bullets from being deflected inside duct. Tail unit: All-metal, twin booms with fixed incidence tailplane and elevator. Landing gear: Tricycle undercarriage, each leg and wheel covered with aerodynamic fairing. Power plant: Rear-mounted Rolls-Royce Griffon II engine producing 1,760 hp and 10 ft 6 in airscrew. Accommodation: Single-seat cockpit with tear drop-shaped canopy, with trap door in bottom of fuselage to ensure pilot fell clear of the tailplane and airscrew during emergency bail-out. Armament: Six-pounder (57mm) anti-tank gun with 30 shell automatic feed in the nose. Gun installation was arranged on horizontal axis of centre of gravity to ensure aircraft would not pitch during firing. Wing span: 48 ft Length overall: 40 ft 10 in Wing loading: 25.5 lb/sq ft Weight: 12,000 lbs Max level speed: 270 mph Stalling speed - no flap: 85 mph Stalling speed - with flaps: 76 mph Max rate of climb: 2,250 ft/min Take-off run (still air): 360 yards |