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[[image -  3-view silhouette drawing of a RUFE fighter]]

[[front view shows: SINGLE FLOAT, RESEMBLES ZEKE EXCEPT FOR FLOAT]]

[[plan (top) view shows:  LARGE TRIANGULAR TAIL PLANE]]

[[side view shows: SCOOPS, HIGH SET COCKPIT ENCLOSURE, AND LARGE TRIANGULAR FIN AND RUDDER]]

RUFE FIGHTER, RECONNAISSANCE
SPAN - 39' 5"
LENGTH - 33' 10"
MAX. WEIGHT - 6,436

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[[image - graph of ALTITUDE vs SPEED IN MPH and MINS OF CLIMB for the RUFE: includes NORMAL SERVICE CEILING, NORMAL CR. SPEED, NORMAL RANGE, NORMAL RATE OF CLIMB, MAX. SPEED]]

[[image - diagram of RUFE showing: OXYGEN BOTTLES, FUEL TANKS, OIL TANK, 1X20 MM 60 RPG, 2X7.7 MM 500 RPG, 1X20 MM 60 RPG, ENGINE - NAKAJIMA "SAKAE" 12 14 CYLINDER TWIN ROW AIR COOLED RADIAL]]

A float-plane conversion of ZEKE, RUFE is structurally similar. With the added weight and drag of the floats, however, it has poorer performance than ZEKE, being about 40 m.p.h. slower, with a slightly lower rate of climb, a much decreased range, and a lower service ceiling. RUFE has appeared in all theaters as a fighter and reconnaissance aircraft, being used largely in those areas where adequate facilities for land based planes are not available.

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[[image - drawing of a fighter at various ranges: 1200 YD, 1000 YD, 900 YD, 700 YD, and 600 YD.]]