Fairey Barracuda Aircraft

Barracuda III

Production Details

Design Company:

Fairey Aviation Co Ltd, Hayes

First Flight:

7 December 1940

Prototypes:

2 - Fairey Aviation Co Ltd, Hayes

Barracuda I:

25 - Fairey Aviation Co Ltd, Heaton Chapel 5 - Westland Aircraft Ltd, Yeovil

Barracuda II:

675 - Fairey Aviation Co Ltd, Heaton Chapel 700 - Blackburn Aircraft Ltd, Brough 300 - Boulton Paul Ltd, Wolverhampton 13 - Westland Aircraft Ltd, Yeovil

Barracuda III:

460 - Fairey Aviation Co Ltd, Heaton Chapel 392 - Boulton Paul Ltd, Wolverhampton

Barracuda V:

30 - Fairey Aviation Co Ltd, Heaton Chapel

Type Specification

Applies to:

Fairey Barracuda V

Type:

Two-seat naval torpedo bomber

Wing:

Shoulder-wing cantilever monoplane. Two-spar all-metal structure with a stressed-skin covering

Fuselage:

Oval all-metal structure with flush riveted smooth metal skin

Tail Unit:

Braced tailplane type. Tailplane mounted near top of fin and braced to fuselage. All metal framework with fin and tailplane covered with Alclad sheet and elevators and rudder with fabric

Landing Gear:

Retractable type. non retracting tail-wheel

Power Plant:

One Rolls-Royce Griffon VII twelve cylinder Vee liquid-cooled engine driving a four blade constant speed airscrew

Accommodation:

Pilot and observer / radio-operator / navigator

Armament:

One 0.5 in forward firing machine gun. One 18 in torpedo carried externally under the fuselage

Span:

53 ft 2 in

Length:

40 ft 3 in

Height:

15 ft 3 in

Wing Area:

435 sq ft

Empty:

11,430 lb

Loaded:

15,250 lb

Max Speed:

253 mph at 10,000 ft

Service Ceiling:

24,000 ft

Initial Rate of Climb:

1,400 ft / min

Max Range:

1,382 miles

Preserved in British Museums

Barracuda II:

DP872 - Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton - Front Fuselage

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