Fairey III Aircraft

Fairey IIIF I

Production Details

Design Company:

Fairey Aviation Co Ltd, Hayes

First Flight:

14 September 1917

N10:

1 - Fairey Aviation Co Ltd, Hayes

IIIA:

50 - Fairey Aviation Co Ltd, Hayes

IIIB:

30 - Fairey Aviation Co Ltd, Hayes

IIIC:

35 - Fairey Aviation Co Ltd, Hayes

IIID:

224 - Fairey Aviation Co Ltd, Hayes

IIIF I:

55 - Fairey Aviation Co Ltd, Hayes

IIIF II:

33 - Fairey Aviation Co Ltd, Hayes

IIIF III:

291 - Fairey Aviation Co Ltd, Hayes

IIIF IV:

243 - Fairey Aviation Co Ltd, Hayes

Type Specification

Applies to:

Fairey IIIF IV

Type:

Two or three-seat general purposes or naval reconnaissance landplane or seaplane

Wing:

Equal span, two bay, unstaggered, folding biplane. Top centre section carried above fuselage on steel tube struts, with two sets of parallel interplane struts on either side of the fuselage. Wings have metal structure covered with fabric

Fuselage:

Rectangular section structure, faired to an oval section and covered forward with detachable aluminium panels and aft with fabric. Centre structure, to which are attached the engine mounting, wings, undercarriage and rear portion of fuselage, is of steel tube construction. Rear portion may be either metal or wood

Tail Unit:

Monoplane type. Metal framed, covered with fabric. Balanced rudder and elevators

Landing Gear:

Cross axle vee type. Wheel undercarriage interchangable with twin long single step duralumin floats

Power Plant:

One 570 hp Napier Lion XI water cooled engine

Accommodation:

Pilots seat under cut-out in trailing edge of top wing, with cockpit for either one or two immediately behind. In three seater wireless operator is between pilot and gunner

Armament:

One fixed Vickers gun firing forward and one Lewis gun over back cockpit. Bombs carried under wings. Prone bombing position in fuselage

Span:

45 ft 9 in

Length:

36 ft 9 in

Height:

14 ft 2 in

Wing Area:

439 sq ft

Loaded:

6,041 lb

Max Speed:

120 mph at 10,000 ft

Service Ceiling:

20,000 ft

Max Range:

1,520 miles

Preserved in British Museums

IIIF:

Unknown - Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton Airfield - Fuselage Frame

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