De Havilland Venom - Specifications (Venom FB 1)

Specifications (Venom FB 1)

Data from Fighters of the Fifties

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 31 ft 10 in (9.70 m)
• Wingspan: 41 ft 8 in (12.70 m)
• Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
• Wing area: 279 ft² (25.9 m²)
• Empty weight: 9,202 lb (4,173 kg)
• Loaded weight: 15,400 lb (7,000 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × de Havilland Ghost 103 turbojet, 4,850 lbf (21.6 kN)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 640 mph (556 kn, 1,030 km/h)
• Range: 1,080 mi (934 nmi, 1,730 km)
• Service ceiling: 39,400 ft (12,000 m)
• Rate of climb: 9,000 ft/min (45.7 m/s)
• Wing loading: 56.17 lb/ft² (274.2 kg/m²)
• Thrust/weight: 0.41

Armament

• Guns: 4× 20 mm (.79 in) Hispano Mk.V cannon, 150 rpg
• Rockets: 8× RP-3 "60 lb" (27 kg) rockets, or;
• Bombs: 2× 1000 lb MC bombs