Fairey Hamble Baby
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| Hamble Baby | |
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| Type | Floatplane scout |
| Manufacturer | Fairey Aviation |
| Introduction | 1917 |
| Status | Retired |
| Primary users | Royal Naval Air Service Royal Air Force |
| Number built | 180 |
| Unit cost | £2,100 [1] |
| Developed from | Sopwith Baby |
Fairey Aviation built a number of Sopwith Baby floatplanes at its Hamble works. In an attempt to improve the design, Fairey fitted a new design of wing to the original baby fuselage. A production order for this aircraft was forthcoming, and the 'new' design called the Hamble Baby. Parnall also produced Hamble Babies, which had some detail differences from the Fairey produced aircraft.
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[edit] Operators
[edit] Specifications (110 hp Clerget)
Data from The British Fighter since 1912 [2]
General characteristics
- Crew: One
- Length: 23 ft 4 in (7.11 m)
- Wingspan: 27 ft 9¼ in (8.47 m)
- Height: 9 ft 6 in (2.90 m)
- Wing area: 246 ft² (23.5 m²)
- Empty weight: 1,386 lb (630 kg)
- Loaded weight: 1,946 lb (885 kg)
- Powerplant: 1× Clerget rotary engine, 110 hp (82 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 80 knots (92 mph, 148 km/h)
- Service ceiling 7,500 ft (2,290 m)
- Wing loading: lb/ft² (kg/m²)
- Power/mass: hp/lb (W/kg)
- Endurance: 2 hr
- Climb to 2,000 ft (610 m): 5 min 30 sec
Armament
[edit] See Also
Related development Sopwith Baby
[edit] References
- Mason, Francis K (1992). The British Fighter since 1912. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-082-7.
- Taylor, H.A. (1974). Fairey Aircraft since 1915. London: Putnam. ISBN 0-370-00065-x.
Aircraft Manufacturing in Hampshire by Doghouse Craft and Cards
From an Original by Sopwith by David Fleming
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