Fairey Fox Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Fairey Aviation Co Ltd, Hayes

First Flight:

3 January 1925

Fox I:

28 - Fairey Aviation Co Ltd, Hayes

Fox II:

18 - Fairey Aviation Co Ltd, Hayes 31 - Avions Fairey, Gosselies, Belgium

Fox III:

1 - Fairey Aviation Co Ltd, Hayes 62 - Avions Fairey, Gosselies, Belgium

Fox VI:

86 - Avions Fairey, Gosselies, Belgium

Fox VII:

2 - Avions Fairey, Gosselies, Belgium

Fox VIII:

12 - Avions Fairey, Gosselies, Belgium

Type Specification

Applies to:

Fairey Fox I

Type:

Two seat day bomber

Wing:

Unequal span, single bay, staggered biplane. Wings have wooden structure covered with fabric

Fuselage:

Wooden structure mounted on lower wing, faired to an oval section and covered with fabric

Tail Unit:

Monoplane type. Wooden structure, covered with fabric. Balanced rudder

Landing Gear:

Cross axle type mounted on oleo legs with radius rod rearward. Tail skid

Power Plant:

One 480 hp Curtiss D-12 piston engine in nose

Accommodation:

Two crew in tandem cockpits, pilot in forward cockpit, gunner behind

Armament:

One forward firing Vickers, one Lewis on mount in gunners cockpit. 460 lb bomb load

Span:

37 ft 8 in

Length:

28 ft 3 in

Height:

10 ft 8 in

Wing Area:

324,5 sq ft

Empty:

2,609 lb

Loaded:

4,170 lb

Max Speed:

156 mph

Climb:

1.8 min to 2,000 ft

Service Ceiling:

19,300 ft

Range:

500 miles

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