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Douglas F3D (F-l0) Skyknight

Large twin-engine, straight-wing night fighter. The F3D was a heavy aircraft, and the two J34 engines were too weak to give it more than mediocre performance. But it was pleasant to fly and well equipped. The F3D saw combat in Korea, and had a good combat record (f.e. first killer of MiG-15 in the night). Some were used as ECM aircraft until 1969. 268 built.

General characteristics F-10B
Primary function	All-weather, night fighter
Contractor	Douglas Aircraft Corp.
Power plant	Two Westinghouse J-34-WE-36/36A turbofans
Thrust	2x 3,400 lb		2x 15.1 kN
Wingspan	50 ft		15.24 m
Length	46 ft 6 in		14.17 m
Height	16 ft		4.88 m
Wingarea	400 sq. ft		37.16 sq. m
Weight	empty	18,160 lb	8,235 kg
	max.	26,850 lb	12,179 kg
Speed	max.	600 mph	966 km/h
	cruising	350 mph	563 km/h
Rate of climb	4,500 ft/min		1,372 m/min
Ceiling	39,895 ft		12,160 m
Range	l,200 miles		1,931 km
Armament	4x 20mm cannon; 4 Sparrow guided missiles.
Crew	Two (pilot, radar operator)
Date deployed	1950

Jirka Wagner