Fairey Campania Aircraft

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

Span:

61 ft 7 in

Length:

43 ft 1 in

Height:

15 ft 1 in

Wing Area:

674.6 sq ft

Empty:

3,672 lb

Loaded:

5,329 lb

Max Speed:

85 mph

Climb:

7 min to 2,000 ft

Service Ceiling:

6,000 ft

Endurance:

5 hr

Preserved in British Museums

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