McDonnell F2H Banshee - Variants

Variants

XF2H-1 (XF2D-1)

Prototype aircraft (originally designated XF2D-1), three built.

F2H-1

Single-seat fighter version, two 3,000 lbf (1,400 kgf) Westinghouse J34-WE-22 turbojet engines. Initial production version, 56 built.

F2H-2

Improved version with detachable wingtip fuel tanks, eight underwing weapons pylons for 1,580 lb (454 kg) stores capability, 3,250 lbf (1,475 kgf) Westinghouse J34-WE-34 turbojet engines. Second production version, 308 built.

F2H-2B

Single-seat fighter-bomber version, strengthened port-side weapons pylon for 3,230 lb (1,465 kg) Mark 8 nuclear bomb, 25 built.

F2H-2N

Single-seat night fighter version with APS-19 radar housed in lengthened nose, 14 built.

F2H-2P

Single-seat photo-reconnaissance version with lengthened nose housing six cameras, 89 built.

F2H-3 (F-2C)

Single-seat all-weather fighter version, lengthened fuselage, redesigned tail, increased fuel capacity, eight underwing weapons pylons for 3,000 lb (1,361 kg) bomb load, APQ-41 radar in enlarged nose. 250 built. Redesignated as F-2C in 1962.

F2H-3P

Proposed photo-reconnaissance version of the F2H-3; not built.

F2H-4 (F-2D)

Improved all-weather fighter version, 3,600 lbf (1,630 kg) thrust Westinghouse J34-WE-38 turbojet engines, APG-37 radar, otherwise similar to F2H-3. Final production version, 150 built. Redesignated as F-2D in 1962.

F2H-5

Unofficial designation for a proposed swept-wing version with the wings, tail and afterburners of McDonnell's XF-88 Voodoo; not built.