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JANUARY 19, 1922 THE NEW FAIREY LONG-DISTANCE SEAPLANE Rolls-Royce " Eagle " Engine IN our last issue we recorded briefly that a new Fairey seaplane had succeeded in carrying a useful load of over 3,000 lbs. with one Rolls-Royce engine. Taking the power of the " Eagle'' as 375 h.p., the useful load carried was over 8 lbs. /h.p., which is an extraordinarily good figure, and one which, incidentally, promises well for the future of commercial aviation. In war type of machines the useful load was frequently so small as to leave no margin, but as we get away from the war type and learn more about the commercial type, the increase in useful load per horse-power expended tends to show that it is only a matter of development to reach a point where a very considerable margin of useful load exists, which can be used for carrying passengers, goods, etc. Although the Fairey seaplane is not a commercial The overall length is 36 ft. 6 ins., as compared with just over 36 ft. for the " CHID." Thus the length has scarcely been increased at all, the fuselage being practically that of the standard " HID." The floats are somewhat larger, to support the extra load, but otherwise the machine is, in the main, a standard fuselage fitted with large wingsv The Fairey Patent camber gear is, of course, incorporated, and this probably accounts in a great measure for the fact that the machine gets off well with such a heavy load. It has already been mentioned that we are not at liberty to state the exact purpose for which the machine has been built, but it is not without interest to note that the machine was sold under a firm guarantee to carry out the stipulated performance within four months from the date of the order, THE FAIREY LONG-DISTANCE SEAPLANE : Three-quarter front view of the machine on the slipway. type, in the ordinary sense of the word, it will be useful to regard it in this light, specially as nothing may be said about the purpose for which the machine is actually intended. The machine is well shown in the accompanying photo graphs. In its general lines it resembles the famous " C.Ill's," although naturally its proportions are quite different. The wings, it will be seen, are of very much, larger span than those of the * CHI," measuring in fact 62 ft. from tip to tip. so that it had to be designed, built and tested within that period. That the machine not only reached, but actually slightly surpassed, the calculated performance will not come as a surprise to those who know the Fairey designing staff, but it is a fine achievement nevertheless. The top speed developed was 95 rn.p.h., with a power loading of over 19 lbs./h.p. and a wing loading of over 10 lbs./sq. ft. Natur ally the chmb, with such loadings, was not spectacular, but HHHHH HHH H The Fairey H long-distance H Seaplane: Three- jg q uarter rear — view. _ H B B B 13 H H IS HHHHE1 35
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