link0 link1 link2 link3 link4 link5 link6 link7 link8 link9 link10 link11 link12 link13 link14 link15 link16 link17 link18 link19 link20 link21 link22 link23 link24 link25 link26 link27 link28 link29 link30 link31 link32 link33 link34 link35 link36 link37 link38 link39 link40 link41 link42 link43 link44 link45 link46 link47 link48 link49 link50 link51 link52 link53 link54 link55 link56 link57 link58 link59 link60 link61 link62 link63 link64 link65 link66 link67 link68 link69 link70 link71 link72 link73 link74 link75 link76 link77 link78 link79 link80 link81 link82 link83 link84 link85 link86 link87 link88 link89 link90
  Brewster F2A Buffalo CARRIER  FIGHTER
 
Brewster F2A-3 "Buffalo"
.     . Model F2A-3   .  
Length: 26 ft 4 in 8.0 m Power Plant: Wright R-1820-40 Cyclone 9 Fuel Capacity: 160 gal 605 L
Height: 12 ft 3.65 m Military Power: 1200 hp 895 kW Combat Range: 840 nm 1550 km
Wingspan: 35 ft 10.6 m Power/Weight: 0.19 hp/lg 0.42 hp/kg Service Ceiling: 33,200 ft 10 120 m
Wingarea: 209 sq ft 19.4 m² Speed, SL: 252 kts 467 km/h Nose Guns: 2 × .50 (12.7 mm), 750 rds *
Empty Weight: 4,732 lb 2146 kg Max Speed: 278 kts 515 km/h Wing Guns: 2 × .50 (12.7 mm), 450 rds
Gross Weight: 6,321 lb 2867 kg Cruise Speed: 140 kts 259 km/h Salvo Weight: 3.66 lb/sec 1.66 kg/sec
Wing Loading: 30 lb/ft² 147.8 kg/m² Rate of Climb: 2,290 ft/min 698 m/min Bomb Load: 2×100 lb (45.4 kg)
. * Allowance of ammunition, rounds per gun.

 

In 1935, the U.S. Navy issued a requirement for a carrier-based fighter intended to replace the Grumman F3F biplane. The Brewster XF2A-1 all-metal monoplane, designed by a team led by Dayton T. Brown, was one of two aircraft designs that were initially considered, the second competitor, Grumman XF4F-1 with a double-row radial engine, was a "classic" biplane. The XF2A-1 first flew on 2 December 1937 and early test results showed it was far in advance of the Grumman biplane entry.