Swift F.7

Swift F.7

Swift F.1

Jaguar GR.1

Swift F.7

Swift F.1

Jaguar GR.1

Britain

V Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
8.7	8.7	8.7

Class:

Fighter

Jet fighter

Research:120 000

Purchase:340 000

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This page is about the British jet fighter Swift F.7. For the other version, see Swift F.1.

Description

The Swift F.7 is a rank V British jet fighter with a battle rating of 8.7 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.91 "Night Vision".

General info

Flight performance

Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.

Characteristics
Stock
Max Speed (km/h at 3,048 m)		Max altitude (meters)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (meters/second)		Take-off run (meters)
AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
980	977	12192	26.5	27.0	15.5	11	850
Upgraded
Max Speed (km/h at 3,048 m)		Max altitude (meters)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (meters/second)		Take-off run (meters)
AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
???	985	12192	??.?	25.0	??.?	28	850

Details

Features
Combat flaps	Take-off flaps	Landing flaps	Air brakes	Arrestor gear
X	✓	✓	X	X

Limits
Wing-break speed (km/h)	Gear limit (km/h)	Combat flaps (km/h)	Max Static G
			+	-
		1,060	~9	~5

Optimal velocities
Ailerons (km/h)	Rudder (km/h)	Elevators (km/h)	Radiator (km/h)
< 850	< 600	< 600	N/A

Compressor (RB/SB)
Setting 1
Optimal altitude	100% Engine power	WEP Engine power
0 m	3,190 kgf	3,828 kgf

Survivability and armour

Examine the survivability of the aircraft. Note how vulnerable the structure is and how secure the pilot is, whether the fuel tanks are armoured, etc. Describe the armour, if there is any, and also mention the vulnerability of other critical aircraft systems.

Armaments

Offensive armament

The Swift F.7 is armed with:

• 2 x 30 mm ADEN cannons, nose-mounted at right side (135 + 185 = 320 total)

Suspended armaments

The Swift F.7 can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

2 x Fireflash air-to-air missiles

Usage in battles

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Modules

Tier	Flight performance		Survivability	Weaponry
I	Fuselage repair			Offensive 30 mm
II	New boosters	Compressor	Airframe
III	Wings repair	Engine		New 30 mm cannons
IV	G-suit		Cover

Pros and cons

Summarise and briefly evaluate the vehicle in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark its pros and cons in the bulleted list. Try not to use more than 6 points for each of the characteristics. Avoid using categorical definitions such as "bad", "good" and the like - use substitutions with softer forms such as "inadequate" and "effective".

Pros:

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History

In the years following the end of WW2, Great Britain focused their efforts on rebuilding their nation from the devastation caused by the war as the British government didn't consider a new war possible in the following ten years. Under these circumstances, developing new military technology wasn't considered a priority in most cases.

As a result, Great Britain found itself lagging behind in military aviation at the start of the 1950s by the outbreak of the Korean War. This prompted the RAF to hastily look for a new fighter aircraft to put into service, even if it meant taking into consideration an interim design.

One of the designs that sparked the RAF's interest was a new swept-wing aircraft developed by the Supermarine company - the Type 510. Being in essence just a modified Supermarine Attacker, development of this design continued, eventually maturing into the Type 541.

Soon, the Type 541 received the highest development priority and was hastily rushed through testing and into production as the Supermarine Swift. In fact, production was so rushed that it began before necessary design changes could even be applied from the results of the test flights conducted with the Type 541 prototypes.

Nonetheless, the Supermarine Swift F.1 entered service with the RAF in February 1954, followed shortly afterwards by the F.2 variant. However, many of the aircraft's teething problems weren't resolved as a result of being rushed into production. This resulted in a number of accidents happening early on involving the Swift , leading to the aircraft being grounded for a time.

Newer modifications were developed, which addressed most of the known issues. However, it was a case of too little too late for the Swift, as it quickly became replaced by the Hawker Hunter. In the end, just under 200 Supermarine Swifts were produced out of the close to 500 planned aircraft. The Swift was phased out of active service relatively quickly after its introduction, with the last fighter models being withdrawn by the RAF in the mid to late 1950s.

- From Devblog

Media

Videos

Quick Look - Supermarine Swift F7 - WhooptieDo

Is The Supermarine Swift F.7 Worth your time? - DEFYN

SWIFT F1/F7 Montage - War Thunder - Professional Thunder

The Fireflashes Are The Most Fun You'll Have With Missiles - Spit_flyer

See also

Related development

• Supermarine Swift F.1
• Supermarine Attacker

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration and era

• North American F-86 Sabre
• Dassault M.D.450B Ouragan
• de Havilland Venom
• Grumman F9F Cougar
• Hawker Hunter
• Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17
• Saab J29D Tunnan

External links

• [Development] Supermarine Swift: Banking on Success