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Fairey Swordfish
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Read on Wikipedia- First flight1934
- Introduction1936
- StatusRetired
- Number built2,391
Specifications
01
Crew & dimensions
- Crew
- 3; pilot, observer, and radio operator/rear gunner (observer's position frequently replaced with auxiliary fuel tank)
- Length
- 35 ft 8 in
- Wingspan
- 45 ft 6 in
- Height
- 12 ft 4 in
02
Performance
- Maximum speed
- 143 mph
- Range
- 522 mi
- Service ceiling
- 16,500 ft
03
Powerplant
- Powerplant
- 1 × Bristol Pegasus IIIM.3 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine (690 hp)
04
Armament
- Armament
- Guns: 1 × fixed, forward-firing.303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers machine gun in upper right fuselage, breech in cockpit, firing over engine cowling, 1 ×.303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis or Vickers K machine gun in rear cockpit; Bombs: 1 × 1,670 lb (760 kg) torpedo or 1,500 lb (700 kg) mine under fuselage or 1,500 lb total of bombs under fuselage and wings.; Rockets: 8 × "60 lb" RP-3 rocket projectiles (Mk.II and later)
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