Supermarine Scimitar
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The Supermarine Scimitar was a British carrier-based jet fighter-bomber of the 1950s and early 1960s, known for its swept-wing design and service with the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
carrier-based jet fighter-bomber
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military aircraft → naval fighter-bomber → |
| aircraftCategory |
carrier-based aircraft
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| aircraftFamily |
Supermarine jet fighters
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| aircraftType |
jet aircraft
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| airForceBranch |
Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm
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| armamentType |
cannon
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conventional bombs → rockets → |
| basedOn |
Supermarine Type 508 design lineage
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| capability |
carrier operations
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low-level strike missions → |
| configuration |
single-seat
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| conflictEra |
post-World War II period
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| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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| crew |
1
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| deploymentEnvironment |
maritime
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| designedFor |
Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm
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| designedIn |
United Kingdom
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| designFeature |
high-mounted wing
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swept tailplane → tricycle landing gear → |
| era |
Cold War
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| fuelType |
jet fuel
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| launchMethod |
catapult launch
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| manufacturer |
Supermarine
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| nationality |
British
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| notableFor |
high accident rate in service
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| operatedFrom |
aircraft carriers
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| operatorType |
naval aviation
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| periodOfUse |
1950s
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1960s → |
| primaryRole |
fighter-bomber
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strike aircraft → |
| propulsion |
twin jet engines
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| recoveryMethod |
arrestor hook landing
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| replacedBy |
Blackburn Buccaneer
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| retired |
early 1960s
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| roleInService |
interim strike aircraft for Royal Navy
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| serviceEntry |
late 1950s
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| status |
retired
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| survivingExamples |
museum exhibits
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| takeoffAndLanding |
short deck carrier operations
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| usedBy |
Fleet Air Arm
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Royal Navy → |
| usedDuring |
early Cold War
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| wingConfiguration |
swept wing
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Supermarine Scimitar
("Supermarine jet fighters")
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aircraftFamily |
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Supermarine
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notableProduct |