Arsenal VG 90

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name=VG 90


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type=Prototype carrier-based fighter
manufacturer=Arsenal de l'Aéronautique
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first flight=27 September 1949
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number built=2
variants with their own articles=The Arsenal VG 90 was a carrier-based fighter aircraft built in France in 1949, but which was not developed past the prototype stage. It was to compete against the SNCAC NC 1080 and Nord N.2200 for an Aéronavale contract, but both VG 90 prototypes were destroyed in fatal crashes early in the development programme. The first crash occurred on 25 May 1950, when an undercarriage door tore off in flight and struck the aircraft's tail. Pilot Pierre Decroo was killed in the crash. The second crash claimed the life of pilot Claude Dellys and took place on 21 February 1952 after the tail of the aircraft was torn off due to aerodynamic flutter. Dellys' ejector seat malfunctioned and did not fire. A third prototype, then under construction, was abandoned at this juncture.

The VG 90 had a similar configuration to Arsenal's VG 70 and VG 80 research aircraft, with a high wing and all-swept flying surfaces. The intakes were mounted on the fuselage sides.

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crew=one pilot
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length m=13.44
length ft=44
length in=1
span m=12.60
span ft=41
span in=4
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height m=3.55
height ft=11
height in=8
wing area sqm=30.7
wing area sqft=330
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empty weight kg=5,100
empty weight lb=11,250
gross weight kg=8,090
gross weight lb=17,840

eng1 number=1
eng1 type=Hispano-Suiza-built Rolls-Royce Nene
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eng1 kn= 22.2
eng1 lbf= 5,000
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max speed kmh=920
max speed mph=570
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range km=1,550
range miles=960
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ceiling m=13,000
ceiling ft=42,640
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climb rate ms=23
climb rate ftmin=4,500
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armament1=3 × 30 mm cannons
armament2=2 × 500 kg (1,100 lb) bombs
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