United Kingdom - naval aviation and armament
United Kingdom - naval aviation
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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