| XF2J-1 | |
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| Role | Two-seat carrier-based fighter
Type of aircraft
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| National origin | United States |
| Manufacturer | Berliner-Joyce |
| First flight | 1933 |
| Primary user | United States Navy |
| Number built | 1[1] |
| Developed from | Berliner-Joyce XFJ |
The Berliner-Joyce XF2J was the company's second biplane fighter for the United States Navy. The XF2J was ordered on 30 June 1931 and although designated as a two-seat fighter, it was used as an observation aircraft.[citation needed]
The XF2J's construction was all-metal with a fabric covered rudder. The upper wing was "gulled", with a short, sharply upward-angled section, with the remainder of the wing with a slight dihedral. The lower wing span was shorter than the upper wing, and was braced with "N" struts and wires. A .30 calibre machine gun was located in each of the gulled sections of the upper wing and were synchronized to fire through the propeller arc.[2]
The tightly-cowled 9-cylinder Pratt & Whitney R-1690C Hornet was the engine originally specified, but was changed to the 625 hp (466 kW) 14-cylinder Wright SR-1510-92 Whirlwind before the aircraft flew. The propeller was a metal constant speed two-blade design.[2]
The original open cockpits were modified to sliding canopies shortly after delivery to the navy.[2]
The XF2J-1 suffered from the same faults as the P-16, resulting in an unfavourable service trial of the one prototype, which had appeared two years late due to a protracted development phase, exacerbated by financial difficulties that eventually led to the demise of the company [3] The poor visibility over the nose and the landing characteristics doomed the XF2J-1, especially in light of the availability of the superior Grumman FF-1.
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Berliner and Berliner-Joyce aircraft
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| Berliner-Joyce |
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United States Navy fighter designations pre-1962
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| General Aviation Brewster |
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| Boeing |
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| Curtiss |
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| Douglas McDonnell |
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| Grumman |
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| Eberhart Goodyear |
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| Hall McDonnell |
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| Berliner-Joyce North American |
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| Loening Bell |
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| General Motors |
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| Lockheed |
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| Ryan |
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| Supermarine |
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| Northrop |
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| Vought |
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| Lockheed |
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| Wright CC&F |
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| Convair |
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1 Not assigned • 2 Assigned to a different manufacturer's type | |
