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Aviation History
1934
1934 - 1201.PDF
NOVEMBER 15, 1934. FLIGHT. T203 SPARTAN Three 130 h.p. " CRUISER " " Gipsy-Major " Type : 5-passenger Light Transport. : Length Wing span Wing area Tare weight Disposable load Gross weight Max. speed Cruising speed Landing speed Climb Range ... 30 ft. 2 in. (11,95 m) \ ... 54 ft. Oin. 16,45 m) \ ... 436 sq. ft. (40,5 m>) i 3,650 Ib. (i 655 kg) i 2,150 lb. (975 kg) i 5,800 lb. (2 630 kg) : ... 133m.p.h. (214kmlh) I ... 118ni.p.h. (WOhmjh) \ .r)9m.p.h. (96 km 111) ; C30ft./min. (3,21mjsec) : 310 miles (oOO km) \ THE FAIREY AVIATION CO., LTD. For many years one of the largest suppliers of general-purpose aircraft in the world, the Fairey Company has produced a wide range of types. The Fairey " Fox " some years ago set a new fashion in high-performance two-seaters. OF the large number of types pro-duced by the Fairey Company it is possible to refer here to a few only. Allhave structural features in common, such as welded steel-tube fuselages, using aspecial system developed by the com- pany, and strip steel wing spars. Two Fairey types which differ in seat-ing accommodation only are the " Gor- don" and the "Seal." The former is'a general-purpose aeroplane, with cock- pits arranged for two, while the " Seal,"being a Fleet Air. Arm type, carries in addition a seat for the wireless operator.Both machines are fitted as standard with the 5J5 h.p. Siddeley"Panther II A." They have been widely adopted for the R.A.F., as wellas by foreign countries such as Argen- tina, Brazil, Chile, Greece and Peru. A Fairey type which set a new fashionwas the " Fox." Recent models of it have been built in large numbers in Bel-gium. The machine is a high-perform- ance two-seater day bomber and recon-naissance, normally fitted with the 525 h.p. Rolls-Royce "Kestrel." Analternative power plant is the 860 h.p. Hispano 12 Ybrs. An advanced trainingmodel is available, fitted with the 340 h.p. Siddeley "Serval." Whenfitted with the Hispano engine the "Fox" has a performance comparablewith that of a single-seater fighter. Somewhat similar in general lines isthe Fairey '' Firefly '' single-seater fighter, also adopted by the Belgian AirForce. Like the " Fox," it has a " Kestrel " engine. The Fairey "T.S.R." (TorpedoSpotter Reconnaissance) type (690 h.p. Bristol " Pegasus III") is at presentundergoing Air Ministry trials, and no particulars may, therefore, be published. Of particular interest because it re-presents a complete break-away from FOUR FAIREY TYPES: 1, The " Hendon "Night Bomber (two Rplls-Royce " Kestrels "); 2, The T.S.R. (Bristol "Pegasus"); 3, The"Firefly," single-seater fighter (Rolls-Royce "Kestrel "), and 4, The " Seal," Fleet Air Armthree-seater (Siddeley " Panther").
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