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Fairey Firefly

   

Firefly FR.I

 

Modification Purpose Deliveries Number of commissioned Discarding Differences from the previous modification
Firefly F.I fighter-bomber 7/1943 - 1945 459 early 1955 Rolls-Royce Griffon IIB (1730 h. p.), 513 km/h, 4 x 20 guns, 908 kg bombs (2 õ 454-kg) or 8 x 27-kg rockets, Griffon XII (1990 h. p.) on later planes
Firefly FR.I fighter-bomber-reconnaissance 1944 - 1945 236 early 1955 Griffon XII (1990 ë. ñ.), ASH radar
Firefly NF.I night fighter-bomber 1944 - 1945 140 early 1955 ASV MkII or AI MkV radar
Firefly NF.II night fighter-bomber 1944 37 1945 rebuilt as Firefly NF.I AI MkX radar
Firefly FR.IV fighter-bomber-reconnaissance 5/1945 - 2/1948 117, additionally 43 rebuilt from Firefly F.I early 1955 Griffon 74 (2250 h. p.), 620 km/h, ASV Mk9 radar
Firefly NF.IV fighting / training night fighter-bomber 1948 several rebuilt from Firefly FR.IV early 1955 additional training capabilities
Firefly FR.5 fighter-bomber-reconnaissance 12/1947 - 5/1950 352 early 1955 as Firefly FR.IV
Firefly NF.5 night fighter-bomber 12/1947 - 5/1950 AI Mk10 radar
Firefly AS.5 ASW 12/1947 - 5/1950 US-built radar and acoustic buoys
Firefly AS.6 ASW 3/1949 - 9/1953 133 early 1955 1360 kg bombs or DCs only, acoustic buoys, ASV Mk9 radar
Firefly AS.7 ASW 10/1951 - 12/1953 151, including training Firefly T.7 1956 3 seats, Griffon 59 (1965 h. p.), 483 km/h, unarmed (radar and acoustic buoys only)

 

Modification Firefly F.I

Firefly F.IV

Wing span, m

13.56

12.55

Length, m

11.46

11.56

Height, m

4.37

4.37

Wings area, m2

 

30.66

Empty mass, kg

4048

4388

Full flying-off mass, kg

6481

7083

Engine 1 Rolls-Royce Griffon IIB

1 Rolls-Royce Griffon 74

Power, h. p. 1730

2250

Maximal speed, km/h 513

620

Cruise speed, km/h 300

354

Flying range, km 2200

2090

Vertical speed, m/s 7.1

7.1

Maximal altitude, m 8800

8660

Complement 2

2

Armament 4 x 20 Hispano MkII guns, 908 kg bombs (2 õ 454-kg) or 8 x 27-kg rockets

4 x 20 Hispano MkII guns, 908 kg bombs (2 õ 454-kg) or 8 x 27-kg rockets

Firefly T.2 (Netherlands)

 

© Ivan Gogin, 2007