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Sea
Vixen FAW.2 XS576 '125' on display at the Imperial War Museum, Duxford
during the Autumn of 2000. |
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| Aircraft
Type: |
2
Crew Naval All-weather Strike Fighter. |
| Country
of Origin: |
United
Kingdom. |
| Engines: |
2
x Rolls-Royce Avon 208 Turbojets rated at 11,250lb static thrust. |
| Armament: |
2
x retractable packs could carry 2 x 1000lb bombs, or 1 x 2000lb nuclear bom.4 x 2 in. rockets8 x 3 inch. Gloworm roickets
or later Lepus Flares. 4 x Firestreak or Red Top air to air missiles (AAM).
The Sea Vixen could
also carry 4 x 500 lb bombs
and 2 x clusters of six 3 in. HVARs,
or
2 x Bullpup Air to Surface Missiles and 2 x 2,000lb bombs.
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| Dimensions: |
Wing
Span: 50ft 0 in. Length: 55ft 7 in. Height: 10ft 9 in. Wing Area:
648 sq. feet. |
| Weights: |
Loaded:
35,000 - 37,000lb |
| Performance: |
Max
Speed: 645 mph at 10,000ft. |
| Operators: |
Royal
Navy |
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