avia.wikisort.org - AeroplaneThe Fairey Firefly was a British fighter of the 1920s from Fairey Aviation.
It was a single-seat, single-engine biplane of mixed construction.
This article is about the 1920s British fighter. For the British two-seat carrier fighter-bomber of World War II, see
Fairey Firefly. For the 1930s British fighter, see Fairey Firefly II.
| Firefly |
|---|
| Role |
Fighter Type of aircraft |
| National origin |
United Kingdom |
| Manufacturer |
Fairey |
| Designer |
Marcel Lobelle |
| First flight |
9 November 1925 |
| Number built |
1 |
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 (2.77 m)
- Wing area: 236.8 sq ft (22.00 m2)
- Gross weight: 2,724 lb (1,236 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Curtiss D-12 V-12 liquid-cooled piston engine, 430 hp (320 kW)
- Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller
Performance
- Maximum speed: 185 mph (298 km/h, 161 kn)
- Time to altitude: 5,000 ft (1,524 m) in 2 minutes 24 seconds
Armament
See also
Related development
References
- Mason, Francis K (1992). The British Fighter since 1912. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-082-7.
- Green, W; Swanborough, G (1994). The Complete Book of Fighters. Smithmark. ISBN 0-8317-3939-8.
На других языках
- [en] Fairey Firefly I
[it] Fairey Firefly I
Il Fairey Firefly fu un aereo da caccia monomotore, monoposto e biplano, sviluppato dall'azienda britannica Fairey Aviation Company Limited nella prima metà degli anni venti e rimasto allo stadio di prototipo. Pur non riscuotendo successo commerciale, l'esperienza acquisita fu riutilizzata nel più fortunato derivato Firefly II.
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