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The Supermarine Attacker was a British single-seat naval jet fighter built by Supermarine for the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm (FAA). The type has the distinction of being the first jet fighter to enter operational service with the FAA.[1] Like most other first-generation jet fighter, it has a short service life due to the rapid development of increasingly advanced aircraft during the 1950s and 1960s.
Role Naval fighter
National origin United Kingdom
Manufacturer Supermarine
First flight 27 July 1946
Introduction August 1951
Retired FAA 1954
RNVR 1957
PAF 1964
Primary users Fleet Air Arm
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Pakistan Air Force
Number built 182 + 3 prototypes
Developed from Supermarine Spiteful
the first jets were so elegant. mixing the straight edges of the old prop planes with the new engines, it gave designers room to add style and flair. Can't say that anything designed since the 80's come anywhere near the panache of the first jets.
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They became obsolete due to the need to have Super Sonic aircraft. However we don't build fighters with the Energy-Maneuverability Theory anymore either. Wonder how hard it would be to add Thrust vectoring into it.