DeHavilland Sea Venom FAW21/22 For FSX Acceleration Only!



description= in the markings of 802 and 809 Squadrons FAA as they would have appeared during the Suez crisis and FAW 22 of 894 Squadron FAA.The Sea Venom became the FAA's first all weather radar equipped fighter and later Sea Venom's became also the first Royal Navy aircraft to be equipped with air-to-air missiles. The FAW.21 flew for the first time on 22nd April 1954 with production ceasing in 1957. It featured a Ghost 104 engine, AI.21 radar, a canopy with a bulged top to improve headroom, powered control surfaces, non skid brakes, and inflatable seat packs to assist in underwater escapes.The tail-plane extensions outboard of the tailfins were deleted.  The last 68 of the 168 built by de Havilland were fitted with Martin Baker Mark 4A ejection seats.
The Royal Navy expressed an interest in the Venom NF.2 as a replacement for the de Havilland Sea Hornet (a development of the Mosquito).  By performing carrier "touch and go" approaches the NF.2 prototype, WP227, which flew for the first time on 22nd August 1950 was evaluated by the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm (FAA) to determine its suitability for carrier operations.  The first Sea Venom NF.20 flew on 19th April 1951 and was similar to the NF.2 but featured strengthening for the catapult operation and an arresting hook.  The second prototype added long-stroke landing gear and featured the tailfin arrangement of the Venom NF.3 while the third added wings that hydraulically folded straight up outboard of the wing fences.  The first production Sea Venom FAW.20 flew in March 1953 and entered FAA service in 1954. Similar to the Venom NF.2A it featured the Ghost 103 engine, AI.10 radar and a clear-view canopy which was modified to allow it to be jettisoned underwater but no powered control surfaces.In total 52 FAW.20s were built by de Havilland;







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Robert Richardson
2011