Firebrand T.F. Mk. IV

Overview

Firebrand T.F. Mk. IV
General Data
Type	Propeller Monoplane
Role	Strike Fighter
Place of Origin	United Kingdom
Designed by	Blackburn Aircraft Limited
Manufacturer	Blackburn Aircraft Limited
Number Built	170
Operations
Operators	Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm
Designations
Company Designation	Blackburn B-46
Air Ministry Specification	N.11/40: A fast, high performance, long-range fighter capable of intercepting and strike fighting
Development
Developed Into	Blackburn Firebrand T.F. 5
Armament
Cannons	4 x 20x110mm Hispano Mk V
Rockets	16 x 3-inch RP-3 or 8 x 3-inch RP-3
Bombs	2 x 1,000lb bombs
Torpedoes	1 x 18-inch Mark XV (1801lb)
Dimensions & Construction
Weight	Empty: 5,197kg Loaded: 7,575kg
Length	11.81
Height	4.04m
Wing Type	Low wing, cantilever, straight, tapered, dihedral
Wing Span	15.634m
Wing Area	35.6m²
Powerplant & Parts
Powerplant Type	Radial, 18-cylinder
Powerplant Model	Bristol Centaurus IX
Powerplant Performance	2520hp
Propeller Style	Four-blade
Performance
Speed	Maximum: 576km/h Cruising: 412km/h
Range	2,000km
Ceiling	8,690m
Rate of Climb	13.2m/s

The Firebrand T.F. Mk. IV (Blackburn B46) is a British torpedo strike fighter.

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Biplanes
Propeller Propulsion
Fighters	Carrier Fighter	Nimrod • Sea Gladiator
	Fighter	Fantôme • Firefly II • Fox • Fury • G.4/31 (Fairey) • G.4/31 (Parnall) • Gauntlet • Gladiator (F.Mk.I • F.Mk.II) • Kangourou • Nighthawk
Bombers	Carrier Dive Bomber	Albacore • Swordfish
	Dive Bomber	[[]]
	Light Bomber	Gordon • Hind
Utility	Reconnaissance	Fairey S.9/30 • Seafox • Seal • Sea Otter • Walrus
	Utility	Sea Otter

Monoplanes
Propeller Propulsion
Fighters	Carrier Fighter	Attacker • Firefly • Fulmar • Roc • Seafang (F.31 • F.32) • Seafire • Sea Fury • Sea Hurricane • Skua
	Fighter	Hotspur • Hurricane • Spiteful • Spitfire (Mk 22) • Tempest • Tornado • Type 224 • Typhoon
	Heavy Fighter	P.1005 • Whirlwind (Mk.I • Mk.II)
	Carrier Strike Fighter	Firebrand (T.F.Mk.IV) • Firecrest
Surface Attack	Carrier Dive Bomber	Barracuda • Skua • Spearfish • Type 322
	Dive Bomber	Henley (Mk.I • Mk.II)
Bombers	Light Bomber	Battle • Blenheim • Boston • Mosquito • P.1005
	Carrier Light Bomber	P.4/34 (Fairey)
	Medium Bomber	Buckingham • Hampden • Ventura • Wellington • Whitley
	Heavy Bomber	Halifax • Hendon • Lancaster • Manchester • Stirling • Type 317 • Type 318 • Type-C
	High-Speed Bomber	P.1005
	Maritime Bomber	[[]]
	Torpedo Bomber	Barracuda • Beaufort
Utility	Reconnaissance	[[]]
	Target Tug or Drones	Henley TT Mk.III
	Trainers	Primer
	Transport	[[]]
	Utility	[[]]
Jet Propulsion
Fighters	Fighter	Meteor (F.1 • F.2 • F.3 • F.4)
	Interceptor	[[]]
	Night Fighter	[[]]
Ground Attack	Dive Bomber	[[]]
	Ground Attacker	[[]]
Bombers	Light Bomber	[[]]
	Medium Bomber	[[]]
	Long-Range Bomber	[[]]
Utility	Glider	[[]]
	Guided Missile	[[]]
	Reconnaissance	[[]]
	Trainer	[[]]
Rocket Propulsion
Fighters	Fighter	[[]]
	Interceptor	[[]]
Bombers	Long-Range Bomber	[[]]
Utility	Glider	[[]]