Fairey Firefly Aircraft

Firefly TT.1, Yeovilton

Production Details

Design Company:

Fairey Aviation Co Ltd, Hayes

First Flight:

22 December 1941

Firefly 1:

703 - Fairey Aviation Co Ltd, Hayes 132 - General Aircraft Ltd, Hanworth

Firefly 2:

37 - Fairey Aviation Co Ltd, Hayes

Firefly 4:

160 - Fairey Aviation Co Ltd, Hayes

Firefly 5:

352 - Fairey Aviation Co Ltd, Hayes

Firefly 6:

133 - Fairey Aviation Co Ltd, Hayes

Firefly 7:

110 - Fairey Aviation Co Ltd, Hayes 41 - Fairey Aviation Co Ltd, Heaton Chapel

Firefly 8:

34 - Fairey Aviation Co Ltd, Heaton Chapel

Type Specification

Applies to:

Fairey Firefly 4

Type:

Two-seat long-range naval reconnaissance fighter

Wing:

Low-wing cantilever monoplane. All metal wing structure with stressed metal skin

Fuselage:

Oval section metal semi-monocoque structure with smooth metal skin

Tail Unit:

Cantilever monoplane type. All-metal structure with metal covered fin, tailplane and elevators, and fabric covered rudder

Landing Gear:

Retractable type. Fully-retractable tail-wheel

Power Plant:

One 2,300 hp Rolls-Royce Griffon 74 twelve cylinder Vee liquid-cooled engine driving a four blade constant speed airscrew

Accommodation:

Pilot, observer / radio-operator / navigator

Armament:

Four 20mm cannon, 2 in each outer wing

Span:

41 ft 2 in

Length:

37 ft 11 in

Height:

14 ft 4 in

Wing Area:

330 sq ft

Empty:

9,674 lb

Loaded:

13,479 lb

Max Speed:

386 mph at 14,000 ft

Service Ceiling:

28,400 ft

Max Range:

1,070 miles

Preserved in British Museums

Firefly 1:

Z2033 - Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton Airfield - Display SE-BRG - Aircraft Restoration Company, Duxford - Restoration SE-CAU - Aircraft Restoration Company, Duxford - Restoration

Firefly 4:

VH127 - Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton Airfield - Display

Firefly 5:

WD889 - North East Aircraft Museum - Cockpit

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