Fairey Firefly I
For the British two-seat carrier fighter-bomber of World War II, see Fairey Firefly.
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| Role | Fighter |
| National origin | United Kingdom |
| Manufacturer | Fairey |
| Designer | Marcel Lobelle |
| First flight | 9 November 1925 |
| Number built | 1 |
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The Fairey Firefly was a British fighter of the 1920s from Fairey Aviation. It was a single-seat, single-engine biplane of mixed construction.
Development
The Firefly was a private-venture design, penned by Marcel Lobelle. It was first flown on 9 November 1925 by Norman Macmillan.[1] The Air Ministry did not pursue the project, partly because of the American Curtiss engine used [2] and partly because of its wooden construction [1] and the Firefly I did not enter production.
Specifications (Firefly I)
Data from The Complete Book of Fighters[2]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 24 ft 10 in (7.57 m)
- Wingspan: 31 ft 6 in (9.60 m)
- Height: 9 ft 1 in (2.76 m)
- Wing area: 236.8 ft² (22.0 m²)
- Loaded weight: 2,724 lb (1,236 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Curtiss D.12C 12-cylinder inline liquid-cooled, 430 hp ()
Performance
- Maximum speed: 185 mph (298 km/h)
- Time to 5,000 ft (1,525 m), 2.4 min
Armament
- 2 × 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers machine guns
See also
- Related development
References
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