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McDonnell F2H (F-2) Banshee
The F2H was an enlarged development of the FH Phantom. Like the FH it was a straightforward twin-engine, straight-wing carrier jet fighter. Performance was not very impressive, but if it lacked glamour, it also lacked vices, and the good handling qualities made the F2H popular with its pilots. The F2H-3 was a long-range all-weather development. The Banshee was used as fighter-bomber and reconnaissance aircraft in Korea. 892 built.
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| Primary function | Fighter/bomber | ||
| Contractor | McDonnell | ||
| Type | F2H-2 | ||
| Power plant | Two Westinghouse J34-WE-34 turbojets | ||
| Thrust | 2x 3,250 lb | 2x 14.46 kN | |
| Length | 40 ft | 12.2 m | |
| Height | 14 ft 5 in | 4.41 m | |
| Wingspan | 41 ft 11 in | 12.78 m | |
| Wingarea | 294 sq. ft | 27.31 sq. m | |
| Weight | empty | 11,146 lb | 5,056 kg |
| max. takeoff | 21,000 lb | 9,525 kg | |
| Range | 1,200 miles | 1,930 km | |
| Speed | cruising | 501 mph | 806 km/h |
| maximum | 586 mph | 942 km/h | |
| Rate of climb | 5,950 ft/min | 1,800 m/min | |
| Ceiling | 48,500 ft | 14,785 m | |
| Crew | One | ||
| Armament | 4x 20mm cannon | ||
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Jirka Wagner
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