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.
Swordfish
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