| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 135765 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Convair F2Y Sea Dart |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Convair F2Y Sea Dart |
| Aircraft Version: | Convair YF2Y-1 Sea Dart |
| C/n (msn): | [ 135765 ] |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Navy |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Lakeland - Linder RegionalMap |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KLAL IATA: LAL Local: LAL Other: - |
| Collection: | Florida Air Museum |
| Photo Date: | 28 May 2024 |
| Photo by: | Arjun Sarup |
| Photo ID: | 726747 |
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Sea Dart on display at Florida Air Museum. Designed as a supersonic seaplane, XF2Y-1 prototype BuNo 137634 first flew on 14 Jan 1953. The XF2Y-1 had a watertight hull built on a centreline V-shaped keel and a 60 deg delta wing with the trailing edge touching the water. Underpowered by twin 15 kN J34-WE-32 turbojets, the XF2Y-1 was superseded by the YF2Y-1 with 27 kN J46-WE-12 afterburning engines. Two retractable hydroskis and a partly retractable single hydroski were tried, resulting in ski-pounding and porpoising respectively. YF2Y-1 BuNo 135762 exceeded Mach 1 in 1954 in a shallow dive. This photo is copyright © Arjun Sarup, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 12 September 2024, and has since been viewed 123 times. |