Swift F.1

Swift F.1

Hornet Mk.III

Swift F.7

Swift F.1

Hornet Mk.III

Swift F.7

Britain

V Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
8.3	8.3	8.3

Class:

Fighter

Jet fighter

Research:105 000

Purchase:300 000

This page is about the British jet fighter Swift F.1. For the other version, see Swift F.7.

Description

The Swift F.1 is a rank V British jet fighter with a battle rating of 8.3 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.91 "Night Vision".

General info

Flight performance

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Characteristics
Stock
Max Speed (km/h at 3,048 m)		Max altitude (meters)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (meters/second)		Take-off run (meters)
AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
982	980	12192	26.7	27.4	19.8	17.3	850
Upgraded
Max Speed (km/h at 3,048 m)		Max altitude (meters)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (meters/second)		Take-off run (meters)
AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
???	???	12192	??.?	??.?	??.?	??.?	850

Details

Features
Combat flaps	Take-off flaps	Landing flaps	Air brakes	Arrestor gear
X	✓	✓	X	X

Limits
Wing-break speed (km/h)	Gear limit (km/h)	Combat flaps (km/h)	Max Static G
			+	-
		1060	~9	~5

Optimal velocities
Ailerons (km/h)	Rudder (km/h)	Elevators (km/h)	Radiator (km/h)
< 850	< 600	< 600	N/A

Compressor (RB/SB)
Setting 1
Optimal altitude	100% Engine power	WEP Engine power
0 m	3,170 kgf	N/A

Survivability and armour

• 50 mm thick bulletproof glass in cockpit windshield.
• 12.7 mm steel plate behind pilot.
• Most of the critical components positioned inside the fuselage (Pilot, engine and fuel tanks)

Armaments

Offensive armament

The Swift F.1 is armed with:

• 2 x 30 mm ADEN cannon, nose-mounted (200 RPG = 400 total)

Suspended armament

The Swift F.1 can be outfitted with the following ordenance:

• Without load
• 2 x G.P. 500 lb Mk.IV bombs (1,000 lb total)
• 2 x G.P. 1,000 lb Mk.I bombs (2,000 lb total)
• 2 x M.C. 1,000 lb Mk.I bombs (2,000 lb total)
• 16 x RP-3 rockets

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

• Great acceleration and high top speed
• Retains its energy better than fighters of similar rating
• Excellent climb rate
• 30 mm ADEN cannons

Cons:

• Low manoeuvrability at any speed compared to other fighters in its rating
• High rate of fire can result in rapid ammo depletion

History

In the years following the end of WW2, Great Britain focused their efforts on rebuilding their nation from the devastation caused by the war as the British government didn’t consider a new war possible in the following ten years. Under these circumstances, developing new military technology wasn’t considered a priority in most cases.

As a result, Great Britain found itself lagging behind in military aviation at the start of the 1950s by the outbreak of the Korean War. This prompted the RAF to hastily look for a new fighter aircraft to put into service, even if it meant taking into consideration an interim design.

One of the designs that sparked the RAF’s interest was a new swept-wing aircraft developed by the Supermarine company - the Type 510. Being in essence just a modified Supermarine Attacker, development of this design continued, eventually maturing into the Type 541.

Soon, the Type 541 received the highest development priority and was hastily rushed through testing and into production as the Supermarine Swift. In fact, production was so rushed that it began before necessary design changes could even be applied from the results of the test flights conducted with the Type 541 prototypes.

Nonetheless, the Supermarine Swift F.1 entered service with the RAF in February 1954, followed shortly afterwards by the F.2 variant. However, many of the aircraft’s teething problems weren’t resolved as a result of being rushed into production. This resulted in a number of accidents happening early on involving the Swift, leading to the aircraft being grounded for a time.

Newer modifications were developed, which addressed most of the known issues. However, it was a case of too little too late for the Swift, as it quickly became replaced by the Hawker Hunter. In the end, just under 200 Supermarine Swifts were produced out of the close to 500 planned aircraft. The Swift was phased out of active service relatively quickly after its introduction, with the last fighter models being withdrawn by the RAF in the mid to late 1950s.

- From Devblog

Media

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See also

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• reference to the series of the aircraft;
• links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

External links

• [Development] Supermarine Swift: Banking on Success