Blackburn Firecrest
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The Blackburn Firecrest was a late-World War II era British single-engine carrier-based strike and torpedo aircraft prototype developed for the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
carrier-based strike aircraft
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prototype aircraft ⓘ torpedo bomber ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory | naval aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftClass | single-seat strike fighter (with observer in some configurations) ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration | low-wing monoplane ⓘ |
| aircraftRole |
strike aircraft
ⓘ
torpedo aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftType | single-engine aircraft ⓘ |
| armamentCapability |
bombs
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rockets ⓘ torpedoes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | 2 ⓘ |
| designedBy | Blackburn design team ⓘ |
| designedFor | aircraft carrier operations ⓘ |
| designedForMission |
dive-bombing
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low-level strike ⓘ torpedo attack ⓘ |
| designedToOperateFrom | British aircraft carriers ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Blackburn Firebrand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | late World War II ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1947 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the last British piston-engined carrier strike prototypes ⓘ |
| intendedReplacementFor | Blackburn Firebrand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedServiceBranch | Fleet Air Arm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedUser | Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landingGear | tailwheel undercarriage ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Blackburn Aircraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 3 ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy (test and evaluation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerplant | single piston engine ⓘ |
| productionStatus | not placed in series production ⓘ |
| propulsionType | propeller-driven ⓘ |
| reasonForCancellation |
changing postwar naval requirements
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performance and handling issues ⓘ |
| status | prototype only ⓘ |
| successorTo | Blackburn Firebrand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| takeoffAndLanding | carrier-based ⓘ |
| usedDuring | post–World War II testing period ⓘ |
| wingType | folding wings for carrier stowage ⓘ |
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