This booklet was prepared so that Navy personnel could become better acquainted with the BANSHEE and its capabilities. There was no at- tempt made, therefore, to dissect the airplane in detail. but instead. to present its salient features in an easily digested manner. MEDONNELL £7, (2 sation apent e 110 (CONFIDENTIAL, SERIAL NO. 717With the large amount of fuel required In a modern jet airplane the poblom of locating the fuel tanks has become aoute. ‘The BAN- ‘SHE'S 877 gals. of internal fuel are earied in the best possible loca- ton, |. eat the center of gravity of the alrplane. This reduces the ‘trim change with fuel consumption and also permits the most sl- ont possible fuel tanks and the simplest completely automatic fuel system. The pilot is located ahead of the wing and all guns, am= ‘munition, and radios access for maintenance. The arresting and eatapulting hooks are located with extreme care so a8 to avoid pitching during catapulting ‘and arresting. All radio antennas are ofthe flush type for complete rodynamic smoothness. Except for alleron boost and arresting hook, all actuators are electrical. re In the note for compactness and unexclled CONFIDENTIALI. TAKE-OFF 2. CLIMB § oe EB z en ° ae a 6000 Se SEA LEVEL 6 CONFIDENTIALDerigned for Performance /WAVEOFF ‘RATE OF CLIMB 1691 FT. MIN.Me Dome FOH BANSHEE A =) | ‘CONFIDENTIALDesigned for Long Range ALL BANSHEES after the initial production run will be equipped to carry jettisonabie tip tanks of200gals. each. These tanks ae integrated Into the automatic fuel systom and require no attention from the ‘xcept for jettisoning. This gives the BANSHEE the greatest range of any single seat Naval fighter now being produced in the world. At an altitude of 95,000 Ft. the BANSHEE Is capable of staying aloft over 5 hours.‘slau Day Sr te oe ee oe (ee —— Li pee aN oe SST aon” DOF, a ae ON Mie teat inaw ‘i Pa neseAVE 10000 FT. 1so00 a Mid? one | eseave SEA LEVEL Aevenvous $0077 = at an ae scene, N wet, ‘Y ees wan? 0 urn ak HOThe sold lines on the chart show the BANSHEE'S. routine Totten of tice. This clave con frovile spel cis detnce ft pene stiking groupe wp to a disace of SOD mt (6 ck md from peat of teke-oll At this distance the BANSHEE can most tomy ighers on equal of beter than equal terms pa St cnaromee RIKE SEALEVED a= Fan yey a NOTE: RADIUS OF ACTION 2 40,000’ and the combat (tho F-5 problem), the escort 0 628 n.mi, (723 stat. mi). CONFIDENTIAL n2 ‘CONFIDENTIALDesigned for Boom SEA LEVEL 2 ° 1 2 3 DISTANCE— NAUTICAL MILES )NFIDENTIAL 30000 20000 SEA LEVEL 4Me Dome FOH BANSHEE — = u CONFIDENTIAL| Designed for Attach Due to its high ‘excellent auxiliary strike weapon. It is particulalry suited to diversionary attacks on light Naval targets even when heavily covered by alr defense. Inland targets such as enemy afield, transport and industry are extremely vulnerable to attack by these airplanes. Twin engine reliability gives the lane the greatest postible chance of compl safely. Because of Its high crulsing speeds, many more beachhead attacks ‘can be made, ina given peried, than with slower airplanes. proach and retirement speeds the BANSHEE makes an ng ts mission and returning Rocket mounts can be added, Space Je for carrying Eight 6.0" rockets OR e e Two 11.78" rockets ‘CONFIDENTIALA Designed for Darkness ‘The versatility of the BANSHEE Is apparent in this design modification which installs radar equipment required for night and bad weather ‘operations. Thescanneris located in the unt structed nose compart iment, which retains its usual complement of armament. There is ‘thus provided a high performance fighter combining twin-engine re- liability and heavy fire power which IS CAPABLE OF CARRYING OUT ITS MISSION ON AN ALL-WEATHER, ROUND-THE-CLOCK BASIS. ‘The need of air strategists for a fighter which ean operate at night of in the soup" without sacrifice In performance is thus fulfilled. ”Mc Douu FO BANSHEE _t CONFIDENTIAL,Designed for Aa Intelligence By installing a special-purpose, replaceable noso, quickly attached by bolts, the BANSHEE can be converted into # high oF low flying photographic airplane, The BANSHEE in this configuration can streak out to an objective at 456 knots at 10,000; obtain photographs and return ina minimum of time. With present. photographic intelligence can thus be available to tactical planners while the Information is still “hot ‘Three baste camera arrangements are listed. Additional versions are po= sslble as combinations of thee. Scannor. Acyeloram= [e camera, operating In Conjunction with the S378, may be ine Stalled." Both auto rats and_ manual im synchronization are" provide ‘CONFIDENTIAL 18Mc Dumu FEY Banszexz A ‘CONFIDENTIALDesigned for Maintenance Grouped compactly in the nose, the four i straight forward through the quickly remorable nose. Rearmament time ls thus ‘cut to the minimum. All ammunition fan be replenished in 6 minutes. Radio Many of the items of radio equipment are handily located In the nose compartment just above the guns. This location tends to minimize any Interference caused by the ‘engines, and with the nose section removed, ceaty access Is afforded for servic placement at comfortable working heights. aMceDomu FOH BANSHEE A =) of] ‘CONFIDENTIALMc Domu FOY BANSHEE A AL a feature provided in the BANSHEE which substan is scolmplished sletrcally by separate setustors in {ill improve the all-important desk spotting probleme Rei sarees CM ERGet vy marunty operetnd Ina matier of seconds the kneeling delly can be placed in sehen brought to its kneeled attitude actiiaee the hinge warning flags and safety pins Which u lot positively prevent ‘the closely att 2% ‘CONFIDENTIALMe Donne. FAH BANSHEE — = aay Ucechetity Sitting well ahead of the wing, the pilot enjoys @ ‘and varying requirements of diferent fight clothing. ‘CONFIDENTIALDesigned for Seagaing Efficiency ‘Since gravity provides the means of lowering the hook reliable operation Is assured. ‘CONFIDENTIALPerigned for Pilot ciate wer Operated Cawsey Pitot = provided by Navytye ten CONFIDENTIAL 2M:Dumu FOH BANSHEE ool — (Wn) ‘Shown at left Is the MeDonnell short afterburner Which is capable of inereasing engine thrust tremens ously. The charts at right show the performance of the basle BANSHEE with three diferent Westing- house engines installed. The J94-WE22 engine Is Installed in the first production BANSHEES. | (J34— WE 38 ENGINE WITH MeDONNELL SHORT AFTERBURNER ‘CONFIDENTIAL=| Derigned for TomonrnwAs Power 360 & a al 8 z 5 a ‘hee mune arvensemven fee @ ied bate Thar) 10000 SEA LEVEL ° 000 20000 25000LITTLE HENRY forks fst. ramet heleopter.ss. PULSE-JETS went coat Fel PHANTOM oA, fat DEAN eM RAM-JET rls jt and For LITTLE MENRY et = on Fou naNsner Persone: Waro we pease SnonT AFTERBURNER Sawsnece’ noose Poaceae delivered for use by fighting CONFIDENTIAL a