Fairey Atalanta and Titania Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Fairey Aviation Co Ltd, Hayes

First Flight:

Summer 1923

Atalanta:

1 - Dick Kerr, Lytham

Titania:

1 - Fairey

Type Specification

Applies to:

Fairey N.4 Titania

Type:

Reconnaissance flying boat

Wing:

Unstaggered, unequal span, three bay biplane. Fabric covered structure. Ailerons on all four wings

Hull:

Hull is of wooden construction with stressed skin. Twin step hull

Tail Unit:

Biplane tailplane with three fins and rudders

Landing Gear:

No wheeled gear

Power Plant:

Four 650 hp Rolls-Royce Condor III twelve cylinder vee liquid cooled engines arranged in tractor and pusher pairs mounted between the wings

Accommodation:

Twin open cockpits in nose for forward gunner and two pilots. Two oval apertures aft of wing for beam gunners

Armament:

Lewis guns at gunners positions with 1,000 lb bomb load

Span:

139 ft

Length:

66 ft

Height:

Unknown

Wing Area:

2,900 sq ft

Loaded:

31,612 lb

Max Speed:

115 mph

Climb:

8 min to 5,000 ft

Service Ceiling:

14,100 ft

Endurance:

7 hr

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