SUPERMARINE SCIMITAR

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This page last updated on 29th November 2005

[Listing] [Leading Particulars]

Like its predecessor the Swift, the Scimitar has not done well in retirement. The astonishing accident rate and the low production run together with a lot of hasty scrapping means that only three full examples survive.

SURVIVORS LISTING

If you have any changes to this list (given the low number of Scimitar survivors, I hope there aren't any negative changes!) please let me know.

COMPLETE AIRCRAFT

F.1

Serial Owner & location

XD220 USS Intrepid Air & Space Museum, New York, USA

XD317 Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton, Somerset

XD332 Solent Sky, Southampton, Hampshire

F.1
Serial	Owner & location
XD220	USS Intrepid Air & Space Museum, New York, USA
XD317	Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton, Somerset
XD332	Solent Sky, Southampton, Hampshire

NOSE/COCKPIT/OTHER SECTIONS

TYPE 544

Serial Owner & location

WT859 Jet Aviation Preservation Group, Long Marston Aerodrome, Warwickshire

TYPE 544
Serial	Owner & location
WT859	Jet Aviation Preservation Group, Long Marston Aerodrome, Warwickshire

F.1

Serial Owner & location

N/A City of Norwich Aviation Museum, Norwich Airport, Norfolk

XD215 Nick Parker, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

XD235 Stuart Gowans, Ingatestone, Essex

XD244 Privately owned, Ottershaw, Surrey

F.1
Serial	Owner & location
N/A	City of Norwich Aviation Museum, Norwich Airport, Norfolk
XD215	Nick Parker, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
XD235	Stuart Gowans, Ingatestone, Essex
XD244	Privately owned, Ottershaw, Surrey

The cockpit section at Norwich is a synthetic procedures trainer; not part of a real Scimitar.

LEADING PARTICULARS

Variant Type 525 Type 544/N113D F.1

First flight 27 Apr 1954 19 Jan 56 11 Jan 1957

Crew One

Armament None Four 30mm cannon, four 1,000lb bombs or four AGM-45 Bullpup AGMs or four AIM-9 Sidewinder AAMs or rocket pods, combinations too

Powerplant Two Rolls-Royce Avon (RA24 or RA28 CF, later Avon 200 series)

Max. speed ? ? 640 knots, mach 0.968 at sea level

Service ceiling ? ? 46,000 ft (14,020 m)

Range ? ? 1,422 miles (2,288 km)

Empty weight ? ? 23,962 lb (10,869 kg)

Max. take off weight ? ? 34,200 lb (15,513 kg)

Wing span ? ? 37 ft 2 in (11.3 m), 20ft 6.5 in (6.16 m) folded

Wing area ? ? 484.9 sq ft (45.05 sq m)

Length ? ? 55 ft 3 in (16.25 m)

Height ? ? 17 ft 4 in (5.28 m)

Production 3* 3 76

Variant	Type 525	Type 544/N113D	F.1
First flight	27 Apr 1954	19 Jan 56	11 Jan 1957
Crew	One
Armament	None	Four 30mm cannon, four 1,000lb bombs or four AGM-45 Bullpup AGMs or four AIM-9 Sidewinder AAMs or rocket pods, combinations too
Powerplant	Two Rolls-Royce Avon (RA24 or RA28 CF, later Avon 200 series)
Max. speed	?	?	640 knots, mach 0.968 at sea level
Service ceiling	?	?	46,000 ft (14,020 m)
Range	?	?	1,422 miles (2,288 km)
Empty weight	?	?	23,962 lb (10,869 kg)
Max. take off weight	?	?	34,200 lb (15,513 kg)
Wing span	?	?	37 ft 2 in (11.3 m), 20ft 6.5 in (6.16 m) folded
Wing area	?	?	484.9 sq ft (45.05 sq m)
Length	?	?	55 ft 3 in (16.25 m)
Height	?	?	17 ft 4 in (5.28 m)
Production	3*	3	76

* one Type 508, one Type 525 and one Type 529.

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