Ryan FR-1 Fireball
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | - |
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| Type | Carrier-borne
Fighter |
Crew | 1 |
| Manufacturer(s) | Ryan
Aeronautical |
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| Production | 71 (1944–1945) |
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| First Flight | 25 June 1944 |
Introduction | March 1945 |
| Variants | |||
| XFR-1 | Military designation of the prototype Model 28 aircraft, three built. | ||
| FR-1 Fireball | Single-seat fighter aircraft, 66 built. | ||
| FR-2 | Conversion with a Wright R-1820-74W replacing earlier piston engine, one aircraft modified. | ||
| FR-3 | Proposed variant with a General Electric I-20 replacing earlier jet engine; never built. | ||
| XFR-4 | Variant with Westinghouse J34; one built. | ||
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Length | 9.86 m |
Empty Weight | 3488 kg |
| Wingspan | 12.19 m |
Loaded Weight | 5285 kg |
| Height | 4.24 m |
Max takeoff weight | ? kg |
| Wing area | 25.5 m² |
Wing Loading | 188.11 kg/m² |
| ARMAMENT | ||||
| Main Guns | Wings Mounted | 4 ×
0.50 in (12.7 mm) AN/M2 MG |
Ammunition Carried | 4 x 300 |
| Secondary Guns | - |
Ammunition Carried | - |
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| Other Armament | 8 × 5 in (12.7 cm) High Velocity
Aircraft Rockets and/or 2 x 454 kg bombs |
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| POWERPLANT | |||
| Engines | 1 × Wright R-1820-72W Cyclone |
Type & Displacement | 9-cyl. air-cooled radial piston engine, 29.88 L |
1 ×
General Electric J31-GE-3 |
centrifugal-flow turbojet engine |
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| Horsepower (maximum) |
1350 hp |
Power/Weight Ratio | ? hp / ton* |
7.1 kN thrust (726 kgp) |
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| Fuel Capacity | 490
L + 190 L (internal) + 2 x drop tanks (external)
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(*) with Max takeoff weight
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 444 km/h (piston engine only) 650, 686 km/h (both engines) |
Cruise Speed | 245 km/h (piston engine only) |
| Stall Speed * | ? km/h |
Service Ceiling | 13100 m |
| Rate of Climb | 9 m/s (Piston engine only, with 1 drop tank) 24.4 m/s (both engines) |
Range | 829 km, 2610 km (with 2 drop tanks) |
(*) vitesse de décrochage
| Sources | |||
| Wikipédia | aviationsmilitaires.net | ||
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