Fairey Fox
| Fairey Fox | |
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| Type: | light day bomber |
| Design country: | |
| Manufacturer: | |
| First flight: |
January 3, 1925 |
| Commissioning: |
August 1926 |
| Production time: |
January 1925 to August 1926 |
| Number of pieces: |
28 |
The Fairey Fox I was a two-seat light biplane that was used as a day bomber in British service . The first flight of the aircraft was in 1925. In August 1926 the No. 12 Squadron of the Royal Air Force (RAF) equipped with this model. It remained the only British unit to fly this light and fast bomber. A total of 28 machines were put into service. The aircraft was in service with the Squadron until 1931.
variants
- I.
- Original version with D-12 engines
- IA
- Converted Fox I with Rolls-Royce Kestrel IIA engines
For the remaining variants see Avions Fairey Fox
Technical specifications
| Fairey Fox | |
| Parameter | Data |
|---|---|
| length | 9.50 m |
| height | |
| span | 11.58 m |
| Wing area | k. A. |
| drive | A Fairey Felix in-line engine (license: Curtiss D-12 ) with 358 kW (487 hp) |
| Top speed | 252 km / h at sea level |
| Rate of climb | |
| Service ceiling | |
| Range | 800 km |
| Empty mass | k. A. |
| Takeoff mass | k. A. |
| crew | two men |
| Armament | Two 7.7 mm machine guns , up to 209 kg bombs as external load |
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ HA Taylor: Fairey Aircraft since 1915 , Naval Institute Press, 1974, ISBN 0-87021-208-7 , p. 140