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de Havilland Sea Venom
Fighter · UK · Early Jet (1946–1969)
The de Havilland DH.112 Sea Venom is a British postwar carrier-capable jet aircraft developed from the de Havilland Venom. It served with the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm and with the Royal Australian Navy. The French Navy operated the Aquilon, developed from the Sea Venom FAW.20, built under licence by SNCASE (Sud-Est).
Specifications
- Category
- Fixed Wing
- Sub-Category
- Fighter
- Domain
- Defence
- Era
- Early Jet (1946–1969)
- Country
- UK
- Status
- Retired
- Engine
- 1× centrifugal-flow turbojet engine
- Thrust / Power
- 5300 lbf
- Length (ft)
- 36
- Wingspan (ft)
- 42
- MTOW (lb)
- 15800
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 39500
- Range (mi)
- 705
- Max Speed (mph)
- 576
- Armament
- Guns: 4 × Hispano Mk.V cannon, 150 rpg; Bombs: 2 × bombs; Rockets: 8 × "60lb" RP-3 unguided rockets