Supermarine Attacker

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The Supermarine Attacker was a British single-seat naval jet fighter of the early post–World War II era, notable as one of the Royal Navy’s first operational carrier-based jet aircraft.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf carrier-based jet fighter aircraft
naval fighter aircraft
single-seat jet fighter
aircraftCategory jet aircraft
military aircraft
aircraftRole fighter
ground-attack aircraft
airframeMaterial all-metal construction
airIntakeLocation wing-root intakes
armament four 20 mm cannon
underwing bombs
underwing rockets
configuration single-seat
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
crew 1
designedBy Supermarine design team
designedFor carrier operations
developedFrom Supermarine Spiteful wing design
engineType single turbojet engine
era early post–World War II
exportedTo Pakistan
firstFlight 1946
introduced 1951
launchPlatform aircraft carriers
manufacturer Supermarine
nationality British
navalService Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm squadrons
notableAs one of the Royal Navy’s first operational carrier-based jet aircraft
operator Fleet Air Arm
Pakistan Air Force
Royal Navy
powerplant Rolls-Royce Nene turbojet
primaryUser Fleet Air Arm
propulsionType jet propulsion
retiredFromRoyalNavy mid-1950s
serviceEntry 1951
status retired
tailType conventional tail unit
takeoffAndLanding catapult launch and arrested recovery
undercarriageType tailwheel landing gear
usedBy Royal Navy aircraft carriers
usedFor fleet air defence
ground-attack missions
usedIn Cold War period
wingConfiguration straight wing

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Supermarine
notableProduct
Supermarine Swift
predecessor
Joseph Smith
workedOn

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