Fairey Swordfish Aircraft

Swordfish II, Duxford

Production Details

Design Company:

Fairey Aviation Co Ltd, Hayes

First Flight:

17 April 1934

TSR II:

1 - Fairey Aviation Co Ltd, Hayes

Swordfish I:

692 - Fairey Aviation Co Ltd, Hayes 300 - Blackburn Aircraft Ltd, Brough

Swordfish II:

1080 - Blackburn Aircraft Ltd, Brough

Swordfish III:

320 - Blackburn Aircraft Ltd, Brough

Type Specification

Applies to:

Fairey Swordfish I landplane

Type:

Two / three seat torpedo-bomber-reconnaissance biplane

Wing:

Two bay unequal span staggered biplane, metal wing structure covered with fabric

Fuselage:

Rectangular steel-tube structure, faired to an oval section and covered forward with metal panels and aft with fabric

Tail Unit:

Monoplane type. Metal framework with fabric covering

Landing Gear:

Fixed divided type with tailwheel

Power Plant:

One Bristol Pegasus 30 nine-cylinder radial air cooled engine rated at 750 hp driving a three blade metal airscrew

Accommodation:

Pilot, observer / gunner

Armament:

One 0.303 machine gun in top deck of fuselage and one 0.303 machine gun at rear cockpit. One torpedo on crutches under fuselage

Span:

45 ft 6 in

Length:

35 ft 8 in

Height:

12 ft 4 in

Wing Area:

607 sq ft

Empty:

4,195 lb

Loaded:

7,720 lb

Max Speed:

154 mph

Service Ceiling:

19,250 ft

Preserved in British Museums

Swordfish II:

P4139 - Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton Airfield - Display

Swordfish III:

NF370 - Imperial War Museum, Duxford Aerodrome - Display

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