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Fairey Firefly I

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Top speed
  
298 km/h

Length
  
7.57 m

Manufacturer
  
Avions Fairey

Wingspan
  
9.6 m

First flight
  
November 9, 1925

Fairey firefly in action


The Fairey Firefly was a British fighter of the 1920s from Fairey Aviation. It was a single-seat, single-engine biplane of mixed construction.

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Development

The Firefly was a private-venture design, penned by Marcel Lobelle. It was first flown on 9 November 1925 by Norman Macmillan. The Air Ministry did not pursue the project, partly because of the American Curtiss engine used and partly because of its wooden construction and the Firefly I did not enter production.

Specifications (Firefly I)

Data from The Complete Book of Fighters

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 24 ft 10 in (7.57 m)
  • Wingspan: 31 ft 6 in (9.60 m)
  • Height: 9 ft 1 in (2.76 m)
  • Wing area: 236.8 ft² (22.0 m²)
  • Loaded weight: 2,724 lb (1,236 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Curtiss D.12C 12-cylinder inline liquid-cooled, 430 hp ()

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 185 mph (298 km/h)
  • Time to 5,000 ft (1,525 m), 2.4 min

    • Armament

  • 2 × 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers machine guns

    • References

    Fairey Firefly I Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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