Fairey Pintail Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Fairey Aviation Co Ltd, Hayes

First Flight:

7 July 1920

Pintail I:

1 - Fairey

Pintail II:

1 - Fairey

Pintail III:

1 - Fairey

Pintail IV:

3 - Fairey

Type Specification

Applies to:

Fairey Pintail IV

Type:

Fighter reconnaissance seaplane

Wing:

Staggered, equal span, single bay biplane. Wooden construction with fabric covering. Ailerons on all four wings

Fuselage:

Fuselage mounted on lower wing, almost filling interplane gap. Wooden structure with fabric cover

Tail Unit:

Braced monoplane with single rudder

Landing Gear:

Twin main floats under fuselage with single tail float

Power Plant:

One 475 hp Napier Lion V twelve cylinder, broad arrow liquid cooled engine in nose

Accommodation:

Tandem open cockpits with pilot just aft of wing and gunner behind

Armament:

One forward firing Vickers gun with single Lewis for gunner

Span:

40 ft

Length:

32 ft 3 in

Height:

11 ft

Wing Area:

400 sq ft

Loaded:

4,700 lb

Speed:

125 mph

Climb:

5.13 min to 5,000 ft

Preserved in British Museums

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