Fairey Firefly Mk.I
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | - |
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| Type | Carrier-borne
Fighter, Reconnaissance |
Crew | 2 (pilot, observer-navigator) |
| Manufacturer(s) | Fairey Aviation
Company, Ltd. |
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| Production | 429 F.Mk.I, 376 FR.Mk.I - 1702
all-variants, between 1941–1955 |
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| First Flight | 22 December 1941 (Mk.I) |
Introduction | March 1943 (Mk.I) |
| Variants | |||
| Firefly Mk.I/FR.MK.I | Two variants of the Mk I Firefly were built; 429 "fighter" "Firefly F Mk I"s, built by Fairey and General Aircraft Ltd, and 376 "fighter/reconnaissance" Firefly "FR Mk I"s (which were fitted with the ASH detection radar). The last 334 Mk Is built were upgraded with the 1765 hp Griffon XII engine. | ||
| Firefly NF.Mk.II | Only 37 Mk II Fireflies were built, all of which were night fighter Firefly NF Mk IIs. They had a slightly longer fuselage than the Mk I and had modifications to house their airborne interception (AI) radar. | ||
| Firefly NF.Mk.I | The NF.II was superseded by the Firefly NF Mk I "night fighter" variant. | ||
| Firefly T.Mk.1 | Twin-cockpit pilot training aircraft. Post-war conversion of the Firefly Mk I. | ||
| Firefly T.Mk 2 | Twin-cockpit armed operational training aircraft. Post-war conversion of the Firefly Mk I. | ||
| Firefly T.Mk 3 | Used for Anti-submarine warfare training of observers. Postwar conversion of the Firefly Mk I. | ||
| Firefly TT.Mk.I | Postwar, a small number of Firefly Mk Is were converted into target tug aircraft. | ||
| Firefly Mk.III | A Firefly Mk III was proposed, based on the Griffon 61 engine, but never entered production. | ||
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Length | 11.46 m |
Empty Weight | 4423kg |
| Wingspan | 13.594 m |
Loaded Weight | ? kg |
| Height | 4.18 m |
Max takeoff weight | 6359 kg |
| Wing area | 30.5 m² |
Wing loading | 208.69 kg/m² |
| ARMAMENT | |||
| Main Guns | 4x 20 mm (0.787 in) Hispano Mk.V
cannon* |
Ammunition Carried | 2 x 175 (inner), 2 x 145 (outer) |
| Secondary Guns | - |
Ammunition Carried | - |
| Other Armament | maximum 16x RP-3 27.2 kg rockets
on 8x zero-length launchers maximum 2x 454 kg on underwing pylons |
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(*) wing mounted
| POWERPLANT | |||
| Engine | 1 × Rolls-Royce IIB |
Type & Displacement | V-12 liquid-cooled piston engine,
36.7 L |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 1730
hp |
Power/Weight Ratio | 374.35 hp / ton * |
| Fuel Capacity | 680 L (Main)
or 527 L (Main) + 209 L (aux., wings) + 2 x 410 Ldrop-tanks
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(*) with maximum takeoffweight
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 509 km/h at 4270 m |
Cruise Speed | 336 km/h |
| Stall Speed * | 167 km/h |
Service Ceiling | 8530 m |
| Rate of Climb | ? m/s |
Range | 1220 km, 2092 kmwith drop tanks |
(*) vitesse de décrochage
| Sources | |||
| Wikipadia(fr) | jn.passieux.free.fr | ||
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