Ryan

Ryan FR Fireball

Carrier mixed-propulsion fighter

  • First flight1944
  • IntroductionMarch 1945
  • StatusRetired
  • Number built66
Technical data

Specifications

01

Crew & dimensions

Crew
1
Length
32 ft 4 in
Wingspan
40 ft
Height
13 ft 11 in
02

Performance

Maximum speed
404 mph
Service ceiling
43,100 ft
03

Powerplant

Powerplant
1 × Wright R-1820-72W Cyclone 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine (1,350 hp) + 1 × General Electric J31-GE-3 centrifugal-flow turbojet engine (1,600 lbf)
04

Armament

Armament
Guns: 4 ×.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns with 300 rpg; Bombs: 2 × 1,000 lb (454 kg) bombs; Rockets: 8 × 5-inch (127 mm) rockets under wings

Engines 1

R-1820 R-1820 Piston engines Wright R-1820 Cyclone Nine-cylinder radial engine used in many aircraft of the 1930s and 1940s. Wright Aeronautical · United States→