Photo Album - De Havilland Sea Vixen FAW.2

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 55 ft 7 in (16.94 m)
• Wingspan: 51 ft 0 in (15.54 m)
• Height: 10 ft 9 in (3.28 m)
• Wing area: 648 sq ft (60.2 m2)
• Airfoil: EC1040
• Empty weight: 27,950 lb (12,678 kg)
• Gross weight: 41,575 lb (18,858 kg)
• Max takeoff weight: 46,750 lb (21,205 kg)
• Powerplant: 2 × Rolls-Royce Avon 208 turbojet engines, 11,000 lbf (49 kN) thrust each

• Maximum speed: 690 mph (1,110 km/h, 600 kn)
• Maximum speed: Mach 0.91
• Range: 790 mi (1,270 km, 690 nmi) on internals
• Service ceiling: 48,000 ft (15,000 m)
• Rate of climb: 9,000 ft/min (46 m/s)
• Wing loading: 64.2 lb/sq ft (313 kg/m2)
• Thrust/weight: 0.54

• Hardpoints: 6 with provisions to carry combinations of:
• Rockets: 4 Matra rocket pods with 18 SNEB 68 mm rockets each or 4 Rocket pods with 24 or 32 Microcell 2-inch rockets each or 4 6 3-inch rockets 24 total
• Missiles: 4 Red Top or Firestreak air-to-air missiles, 2 AGM-12 Bullpup air-to-ground missiles
• Bombs: 1 Red Beard freefall nuclear bomb, or four 500 lb (227 kg) or two 1,000 lb (454 kg) conventional bombs.

• GEC AI.18 Air Interception radar