Fairy Fawn Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Fairey Aviation Co Ltd, Hayes

First Flight:

March 1923

Fawn I:

5 - Fairey Aviation Co Ltd, Hayes

Fawn II:

50 - Fairey Aviation Co Ltd, Hayes

Fawn III:

20 - Fairey Aviation Co Ltd, Hayes

Type Specification

Applies to:

Fairey Fawn III

Type:

Two seat light day bomber

Wing:

Equal span, two bay, unstaggered biplane. Wings have wooden structure covered with fabric

Fuselage:

Flat sided and bottomed fuselage with curved top decking mounted on lower fuselage. Wooden structure with fabric covering

Tail Unit:

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

Landing Gear:

Cross axle type mounted on oleo legs with support frame for radius rod forward. Tail skid

Power Plant:

One 470 hp Napier Lion V 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:

49 ft 11 in

Length:

32 ft 1 in

Height:

11 ft 11 in

Wing Area:

550 sq ft

Empty:

3,481 lb

Loaded:

5,834 lb

Max Speed:

114 mph

Climb:

6.5 min to 5,000 ft

Service Ceiling:

13,850 ft

Range:

650 miles

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