McDonnel F2H Banshee

[ivran]

Hello everybody,J look to archive to find cutaway of this magnificent aircraft,does somebody have cutaway of any version,Thanks in advance

 

[Stargazer]

Re: FH-2 Banshee

This should read F2H, and NOT FH-2!!!

 

[Triton]

"Meet the McDonnell F2H Banshee" (1948)

http://youtu.be/khVPlD2rNfc

 

[hesham]

Also from the book; Все реактив-сам- Корейской

 

[hesham]

From, The American Fighter The Definitive Guide to American Fighter Aircraft from 1917 to the Present.

 

[F.L.]

It surprises me that the F2H-5 Banshee has not yet been mentioned on this forum !

F2H-5 : Unofficial designation for unbuilt proposed swept-wing version with wings, tail and afterburners similar to those of the XF-88 Voodoo.

It was a nice jet though.

 

[F.L.]

 

[F.L.]

I discovered it recently, but the Canadian F2H weren't the only Banshees capable of using Sidewinders. Some US Navy F2H-3 & F2H-4 also use AIM-9s.

Strangely, they were mounted close to the wing roots, unlike the Canadian F2H-3, which had been modified to carry them close to the wingtips.

File:F2H-4 of VAW-11 launching from USS Hornet (CVS-12) 1959.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

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Also tested on F2H-2 at China Lake.

 

[TomcatViP]

Hummm, wingtip contact with aircraft carrier deck were not uncommon at that time, something aggravated by the high aspect ratio of early subsonic aircraft wings.

Would RCN Banshee have carried them operationally only on some particular occasion while embarked?

Canadian Warplanes 6: Jets, McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee

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[Justo Miranda]

Some additional info

 

[Justo Miranda]

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[Justo Miranda]

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[F.L.]

Hummm, wingtip contact with aircraft carrier deck were not uncommon at that time, something aggravated by the high aspect ratio of early subsonic aircraft wings.

Would RCN Banshee have carried them operationally only on some particular occasion while embarked?

Canadian Warplanes 6: Jets, McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee

Harold writes articles on Canadian military history, including Military Parachuting, Warplanes, Armour and Artillery, Castles, Fortifications, Sieges and Battles, Warships, The Cold War, Women in the Canadian Forces, First Nations and Black Canadian Military Service. Each article is supported by...

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The Sidewinder was only used by the RCN Banshee from November 1959. On the other hand, I've never seen any photos of F2H-3s with missiles mounted during carrier operations. Missile launchers are often fitted, but never AIM-9s.
But why they were mounted in this way remains a mystery to me.
Because the all F2H-3s were, it seems to me, already wired for the Sidewinder. What need is there to modify the system ?