Does anyone have the actual lengths of the Javelin?
All the published sources I’ve seen have two, one for the T3 and another for the rest.
I’ve been studying photos and the real thing in museums and it looks like those with the US Radar are shorter than those with UK radar. I did wonder if it was because the radome for the US radar is fatter but attempts to compare the lengths with the canopy indicate that there is a difference.
Any offers?
By: pagen01 - 19th June 2012 at 20:17
Good question.
The two main variants, ie FAW.1, 4, & 5, with British AI.17 radar and the FAW.2, 6, & 8 with American AI.22 radar are all quoted as 56ft 4ins (or 56ft 3in) in every publication that I’ve got.
My understanding is that the airframe of the American equiped variants is shorter in the nose, but the radome is longer than that of the British equiped ones, thus possibly making up the similar overall length. Worth noting that the radome to fuselage joint is asymetric (diagonal when seen in plan view) on these types.
Having said that, when you look at pictures of the two variations there does seem to be a good foot or so difference in the overall length ahead of the windscreen area!
Be interesting to see all the variants lengths form AP/PNs sources, which I would think is the only sure fire way of finding out.
By: TerryP - 19th June 2012 at 18:04
Javelin FAW 7 is/was 56 ft 4in according to pilots notes
By: Edgar Brooks - 19th June 2012 at 18:03
56.33ft; 2, 6 & 8 – 55.2ft; T.3 60.0ft; 9 – 56.75ft. All according to Warpaint no.17.
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