Fairey Campania Aircraft
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Production Details | |
Design Company: |
Fairey Aviation Co Ltd, Hayes |
First Flight: |
16 February 1917 |
Campania: |
50 - Fairey 12 - Barclay, Curle and Co |
Type Specification | |
Applies to: |
Fairey Campania |
Type: |
Patrol seaplane |
Wing: |
Unstaggered, unequal span, two bay biplane. Wooden construction with fabric covering. Ailerons on all four wings |
Fuselage: |
Fuselage mounted on lower wing. Wooden construction with fabric covering |
Tail Unit: |
Braced monoplane tailplane. Single fin and rudder |
Landing Gear: |
Twin main floats with small tail float and wingtip floats |
Power Plant: |
One 260 hp Sunbeam Maori II twelve cylinder vee liquid cooled engine in nose |
Accommodation: |
Tandem open cockpits, pilot in front gunner behind, both aft of wing |
Armament: |
Single Lewis gun for gunner |
Dimensions | |
Span: |
61 ft 7 in |
Length: |
43 ft 1 in |
Height: |
15 ft 1 in |
Wing Area: |
674.6 sq ft |
Weights | |
Empty: |
3,672 lb |
Loaded: |
5,329 lb |
Performance | |
Max Speed: |
85 mph |
Climb: |
7 min to 2,000 ft |
Service Ceiling: |
6,000 ft |
Endurance: |
5 hr |
Preserved in British Museums | |
None known | |
Web Sites | |
None known |