Buccaneer S.1
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The Buccaneer S.1 was the initial Royal Navy carrier-based strike variant of the British Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer, optimized for low-level, high-speed attack missions over sea.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
carrier-based strike aircraft variant
ⓘ
military aircraft variant ⓘ |
| aircraftType |
twin-engine aircraft
ⓘ
twin-seat aircraft ⓘ |
| airframeFeature |
area-ruled fuselage
ⓘ
boundary layer control system ⓘ rotating bomb bay ⓘ |
| airIntakeLocation | fuselage sides ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | NA.39 production variant ⓘ |
| basedOn | Blackburn NA.39 prototype NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| configuration | two-seat side-by-side cockpit ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | 2 ⓘ |
| crewPosition | pilot and observer ⓘ |
| designedBy | Blackburn Aircraft design team ⓘ |
| designedDuring | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
carrier-based strike operations
ⓘ
high-speed sea-skimming attack ⓘ low-level attack missions ⓘ |
| designedForEnvironment | low-level over-sea flight ⓘ |
| designedForMissionProfile | high-speed low-altitude penetration over sea ⓘ |
| designedToCounter | Soviet Sverdlov-class cruisers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineType | turbojet ⓘ |
| enteredServiceWith | Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1958 ⓘ |
| introduced | early 1960s ⓘ |
| landingGearType | tricycle landing gear ⓘ |
| launchPlatform | aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Blackburn Aircraft
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hawker Siddeley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 2 ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| partOf | Blackburn Buccaneer family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerplant | de Havilland Gyron Junior turbojet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retiredFrom | Royal Navy service ⓘ |
| role |
maritime strike aircraft
ⓘ
nuclear strike aircraft ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorVariant | Buccaneer S.2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | T-tail ⓘ |
| takeoffAndLandingAid | boundary layer control for carrier operations ⓘ |
| typicalArmament |
conventional bombs
ⓘ
nuclear bombs ⓘ |
| usedBy | Royal Navy strike squadrons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | high-mounted swept wing ⓘ |
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