Eberhart FG

XFG

Role	Fighter
National origin	United States
Manufacturer	Eberhart Aeroplane and Motor Company
First flight	1927
Number built	1
Developed into	Eberhart F2G

The Eberhart XFG was an American single-seat experimental ship-borne fighter developed for the United States Navy in 1927.

Development

The Eberhart Aeroplane and Motor Company produced its first original plane in 1927—the XFG—as a shipboard fighter for the U.S. Navy. It was of welded steel tube and dural construction with fabric skinning. An unusual feature was the application of sweepback to the upper mainplane and forward sweep to the lower.

Operational history

The sole XFG-1 prototype was tested by the United States Navy in late 1927, and was returned to Eberhart, where it was reconstructed as the Eberhart F2G.

Specifications

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Length: 27 ft 3 in (8.30 m)
Wingspan: 32 ft 0 in (9.75 m)
Height: 9 ft 10 in (3.00 m)
Wing area: 241.00 ft² (22.38 m²)
Empty weight: 2145 lb (973 kg)
Gross weight: 2938 lb (1333 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-1340-C Wasp nine-cylinder air-cooled radial engine, 425 hp (317 kW) each

Performance

Maximum speed: 155 mph (249 km/h)

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Eberhart FG.

The Complete Book of Fighters. Godalming, UK: Salamander Books. p. 302.

United States Navy fighter designations pre-1962

General Aviation Brewster	FA FA² F2A F3A

Boeing	FB F2B F3B F4B F5B F6B F7B F8B

Curtiss	CF F2C F3C F4C F5C¹ F6C F7C F8C F9C F10C F11C F12C F13C F14C F15C

Douglas McDonnell	XFD F2D² F3D F4D F5D F6D FD F2D to "H"

Grumman	FF F2F F3F F4F F5F F6F F7F F8F F9F-1 to -5 F9F-6 to -8 F10F F11F F12F

Eberhart Goodyear	FG F2G FG F2G

Hall McDonnell	FH FH F2H F3H F4H

Berliner-Joyce North American	FJ F2J F3J FJ-1 FJ-2/3 FJ-4

Loening Bell	FL FL YF2L-1 F2L-1K F3L

General Motors	FM F2M F3M

Naval Aircraft Factory	FN

Lockheed	FO (I) FO (II)

Ryan	FR F2R F3R

Supermarine	FS

Northrop	FT F2T

Vought	FU F2U F3U F4U F5U F6U F7U F8U F8U-3

Lockheed	FV

Wright CC&F	WP F2W F3W FW² F2W² F3W² F4W

Convair	FY F2Y

¹ Not assigned • ² Assigned to a different manufacturer's type See also: Aeromarine AS • Vought VE-7

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