8/11/2019 Fairey Swordfish Specifications

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Powerplant

One Bristol Pegasus

Mk IIIM3

(or

Mk 30) nine-cylinder radial

air-cooled

supercharged

ngine rated

at 775hp at 2,200rpm at sea level and

690hp

at

2,201rpm

at 3,500ft

(five-minute

combat rating

750hp at 2,525rpm at 4,150ft

when fitted with Fairey-Reed hree-bladedixed pitch metalpropeller).

Fuel

capacity

155 Imperial gallons

in

main fuselage tank

and further

12.5

Imperial

gallons

in

gravity

tank. Provision

for

60

Imperial gallon

auxiliary long-range tank in

mid-cockpit position

or one 69 Imperial

gallon

auxiliary tank slung from torpedo

crutches

beneathcentre

uselage.

Dimensions

Span

(upper

mainplane)

45ft

6in,

(lower

mainplane) 43ft 9in. Width

(with

mainplanes

olded) 17ft

3in. Length

(tail

down) 36ft lin,

(flying

attitude) 36ft 4in.

Height (tail down) l2ft 10.5in, (flying attitude) 13ft 5.75in. Gross wing area 607

sq t.

Weights

(Mk

I late

production)

Empty

4,7001b.

Empty equipped

5,2001b.Loaded 8,1001b.Maximum loaded

8,7001b.

Maximum

overload 9,2501b.

Armament

One fixed

forward-firing

Vickers

0.303in machine

gun

(600

rounds) mounted on

forward

fuselage

decking and operated

by

pilot.

One Lewis 0.303in machine

gun

(six

magazines)mountedon Fairey high-speed lexible mounting in rear cockpit,

operated

by air

gunner.

Loads included,

optionally, one 1,6101b orpedo, one

1,5001b

ea mine

or l,500lb of bombs

(which

could comprise two 5001bbombs

beneath

uselage

and wo 2501b

bombs beneatheach ower mainplane

or one 5001b

bomb

beneatheach ower

mainplaneand

anotherbeneath he centre uselage).The

Mk II could instead

cany four

60lb rocketsunder each ower

mainplane.

Performance

(Mk

I

late

production

at

8,7001b oaded weight)

Maximum

speed

132mph at

sea evel, 139mph at 4,750ft. Maximum cruising

speed

128mph

at 5,000ft at maximum

weak mixture

power.

Economical cruising

speed 104mph

at 5,000ft. Range

(with

1,5001b omb load at economical cruising

speed)546 miles, (with no external stores) 770 miles, (with 69 Imperial gallon

extemal

tank)

1,030 miles.

Initial rate of climb l,200fVmin.

Time to 5,000ft

at

8,7001b

weight, 10 minutes.

Serviceceiling

(at

9,2501b)10,700-ft,

at

8,7001b)

12,400ft. Maximum

ceiling

(unloaded)

19,250ft. Take-off

distance

(to

clear 50ft,

at maximum

load)

725yds. Deck run

(into

20kt wind, at maximum loaded weight)

180yds,

into

30kt wind) I 15yds,

inro

40kt

wind) 62yds. Landing run

(over

Soft,at

8,1001b) s0yds.

An

official

wartime document ssued

to

Middle

East-basedunits

gives

the

following

figures:

As

ship-plane reconnaissance

with

three crew

Normal bomb oad l96lb. Maximum bomb oad 1,5001b6 x 2501b) r l,650lb (3

x

5501b).

Tare weight

4,6881b.Normal

weight

1

}281b.

Climb to 8,000f1,9.5 minutes.

Serviceceiling

17,000f1.

Maximum speed

14lmph at

8,000ft. Cruising

speed

125mph at 8,000ft

with

bomb

load 1961b.

Range

570 miles,4.55hours

50

minutes allowance). uel or range1,0321b,

lus

allowance 161b,

otal 1,2581b.otal

gallons

162.Miles

per

1001buel, 55.2.

As ship-plane

torpedo-bomber

with two crew

Normal bomb

load 1,5001b.Maximum

bomb load 1,5001b

6

x 2501b)or 1,6501b

(3 x 5501b).

Tare

weight

4,6881b.Normal

weight 8,2221b.Climb to 5,000ft, 6.8 minutes.

Service eiling

13,100ft.

Maximum

speed 139mph at

5,000f1.Cruising speed 127mph at 5,000ft with bomb

Ioad 1,5001b.

Range 420

miles, 3.3 hours

(50

minutes

allowance). Fuel for range 8381b,

plus

allowance

l6lb, total

1,0551b. otal

gallons

137.Miles

per

l00lb fuel,50.1.

As sea-plane

econnaissance

with three crew

Normal

bomb oad l96lb. Maximum

bomb oad 1,5001b

6

x 2501b) r 1,6501b

3

x 5501b).

Tare weight

5,3291b.Normal

weight 8,0201b. ake-off over 50ft, 570yds. Climb to

8,000ft, l2

minutes.

Service

ceiling 14,200ft.

Maximum speed 35mph at

8,000f1.Cruising

speed

I

I8-mph at

8000-ft with bomb load

1961b.Range 550 miles,

4.65

hours

(50

minutes

allowance).

uel for range 1,0781b,

lus

allowance2l6lb, total 1,2941b.

Total

gallons

168.Miles

per

l00lb

fuel,51.

As sea-plane

orpedo-bomber

with two crew

Normal

bomb oad 1,5001b.

aximum bomb oad l,500lb

(6

x 2501b) r 1,6501b

(3

x

5501b).

Tare weight 5,3291b.Normal weight 8,8741b. ake-off over 50ft, 930yds. Climb to

5,000ft, 9.2 minutes.

Service ceiling 10,500ft.Maximum

speed

129mph at

5,000ft.

Cruising

speed116mphat

5,000-ftwith omb load 1,5001b. ange380 miles, 3.3

hours

(50

minutes

allowance). Fuel for

range 8581b,

plus

allowance 216lb, total

1,0741b.

otal

gallons

139.5.

Miles

per

1001buel,44.3.

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