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The '''Douglas XFD''' was a [[Aircraft carrier|carrier]]-based biplane [[fighter aircraft]], the first fighter to be built by [[Douglas Aircraft Company]].
The '''Douglas XFD''' was a [[Aircraft carrier|carrier]]-based biplane [[fighter aircraft]], the first fighter to be built by the [[Douglas Aircraft Company]].


==Development==
==Development==
The XFD was designed to the [[Bureau of Aeronautics]] [[Specification No. 311]], requesting a carrier-based two-seat biplane fighter. On June 30, 1932, the Navy ordered the XFD, [[Vought XF3U]], and [[Curtiss XF12C]] for testing. The XFD was all metal except for its fabric covering. The crew sat in tandem in a single bay, enclosed by a long canopy. It was fixed gear with a tailwheel. Powered by a [[Pratt & Whitney Wasp]], it first flew in January 1933, and was evaluated by the Navy between June 18, 1933 and August 14, 1934. The XFD performed well, but the Navy had stopped using two-seat fighters; therefore, no orders were received.
The XFD was designed to the [[Bureau of Aeronautics]] [[Specification No. 311]], requesting a carrier-based two-seater biplane fighter. On June 30, 1932, the Navy ordered the XFD, [[Vought XF3U]], and [[Curtiss XF12C]] for testing. The XFD was all metal except for its fabric covering. The crew sat in tandem in a single bay, enclosed by a long canopy. It had fixed landing gear with a tailwheel. Powered by a [[Pratt & Whitney Wasp]], it first flew in January 1933, and was evaluated by the Navy between June 18, 1933 and August 14, 1934. The XFD performed well, but the Navy had stopped using two-seater fighters; therefore, no orders were received.


==Specifications==
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Revision as of 10:26, 29 March 2014

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XFD
Role Fighter
National origin United States
Manufacturer Douglas Aircraft Company
Designer James H. Kindelberger, Arthur Emmons Raymond
First flight January Template:Avyear[1]
Status Abandoned project
Number built 1

The Douglas XFD was a carrier-based biplane fighter aircraft, the first fighter to be built by the Douglas Aircraft Company.

Development

The XFD was designed to the Bureau of Aeronautics Specification No. 311, requesting a carrier-based two-seater biplane fighter. On June 30, 1932, the Navy ordered the XFD, Vought XF3U, and Curtiss XF12C for testing. The XFD was all metal except for its fabric covering. The crew sat in tandem in a single bay, enclosed by a long canopy. It had fixed landing gear with a tailwheel. Powered by a Pratt & Whitney Wasp, it first flew in January 1933, and was evaluated by the Navy between June 18, 1933 and August 14, 1934. The XFD performed well, but the Navy had stopped using two-seater fighters; therefore, no orders were received.

Specifications

Data from Angelucci, 1987. pp. 182-183[1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: two

Performance

See also

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

References

  1. ^ a b Angelucci, 1987. pp. 182-183.
Bibliography
  • Angelucci, Enzo (1987). The American Fighter from 1917 to the present. New York: Orion Books.

External links

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