Fairey Firefly I
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| Firefly | |
|---|---|
| Type | Fighter |
| Manufacturer | Fairey |
| Designed by | Marcel Lobelle |
| Maiden flight | 9 November 1925 |
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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[edit] Development
The Firefly was a private-venture design, penned by Marcel Lobelle. It first flew on 9 November 1925[1] The Air Ministry did not pursue the project, partly because of the American Curtiss engine used [2] and partly because of its wooden construction [1] and the Firefly I did not enter production.
[edit] Specifications (Firefly I)
Data from The Complete Book of Fighters[2]
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 (1525 m), 2.4 min
Armament
- Two 0.303-in (7.7-mm) Vickers machine guns
[edit] See also
Related development
[edit] References
- ^ a b Mason, Francis K (1992). The British Fighter since 1912. Naval Institite Press. ISBN ISBN 1-55750-082-7.
- ^ a b Green, W; Swanborough, G (1994). The Complete Book of Fighters. Smithmark. ISBN 0-8317-3939-8.
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