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Fairey Swordfish

 

 

Swordfish I

 

Modification Purpose Deliveries Number of commissioned Discarding Differences from the previous modification
Swordfish I reconnaissance torpedo-bomber 7/1936 - 1940 992 late 1942 mostly wheeled

 

Modification

Swordfish I

Wing span, m

13.87

Length, m

12.35

Height, m

3.76

Wings area, m2

56.39

Empty mass, kg

2132

Full flying-off mass, kg

3686
Engine 1 Bristol Pegasus IIIM3
Power, h. p. 690
Maximal speed, km/h 206
Cruise speed, km/h 193
Flying range, km 1658
Vertical speed, m/s  
Maximal altitude, m 5168
Complement 3
Armament 1 õ 7.7 Vickers MG, 1 õ 7.7 Lewis or Vickers K MG, 1 750-kg torpedo or 680 kg bombs or DCs or mines

Swordfish I

 

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