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Fairey III

 

Modification Purpose Deliveries Number of commissioned Discarding Differences from the previous modification
Fairey IIIB reconnaissance 8/1918 - 1918 25 early 1920s Sunbeam Maori (260 h. p.)
Fairey IIIC 11/1918 - 1919 35 late 1920s Rolls-Royce Eagle VIII (375 h. p.), wing span was decreased
Fairey IIID 7/1924 - 1926 207 late 1930s several planes had wheels. 56 planes had Eagle VIII engine, 151 planes had Napier Lion IIB / V / VA (450 h. p.)
Fairey IIIF I 3/1926 - 9/1932 90 several planes had wheels. Metal hull,  Lion VA engine (450 h. p.)
Fairey IIIF II 33 several planes had wheels. Lion XIA (570 h. p.)
Fairey IIIF III 269 several planes had wheels. Full metal construction.

 

Modification

Fairey IIIF III

Wing span, m

13.96

Length, m

10.36

Height, m

4.26

Wings area, m2

41.20

Empty mass, kg

1779

Full flying-off mass, kg

2858
Engine 1 Napier Lion XIA
Power, h. p. 570
Maximal speed, km/h 209
Cruise speed, km/h  
Flying range, km 2445
Vertical speed, m/s  
Maximal altitude, m 6095
Complement 3
Armament 1 õ 7.7 Lewis MG, 1 x 7.7 Vickers MG, 227 kg bombs

Fairey IIIF

Fairey IIID

 

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