The Ryan XF2R Dark Shark was an American experimental aircraft built for the United States Navy that combined turboprop and turbojet propulsion. It was based on Ryan Aeronautical's earlier FR Fireball
XF2R Dark Shark
The Ryan FR Fireball is an American mixed-power fighter aircraft designed by Ryan Aeronautical for the United States Navy during World War II. It was the Navy's first aircraft with a jet engine. Only
Ryan XF2R Dark Shark
…experimental aircraft built for the United States Navy that combined turboprop and turbojet propulsion. It was based on Ryan Aeronautical's earlier FR Fireball, but replaced the Fireball's piston engine with a turboprop engine. The XF2R Dark Shark was based on Ryan Aeronautical's earlier FR Fireball, but…
An FR-1 Fireball of VF-66 at NAS North Island, 1945
FR-1 trials aboard Ranger, May 1945
An FR-1 launching from the escort carrier Badoeng Strait, 1947
Underside of a VF-66 aircraft, 1945, illustrating the wing planform and the wing-root air intakes