Fairey Flycatcher

Fairey Flycatcher

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The Fairey Flycatcher was a British single-seat biplane carrier-borne fighter aircraft made by Fairey Aviation Company which served from 1923 to 1934. It was produced with a conventional undercarriage for carrier use, although this could be exchanged for floats for catapult use aboard capital ships. Learn More

Aircraft Specifications

Country: United Kingdom

Manufacturer: Fairey Aviation Company

Year: 1923

Number Built: 197

Active: No

Powerplant: 1 x Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar IV 14-cylinder two-row air-cooled radial piston engine

Number of Crew: 1

Length: 7.01m

Height: 3.66m

Vertical Stabilizers: 1

Wingtype: Fixed

Wingspan: 8.84m

Wing Area: 26.80m²

Gross Weight: 1,373kg

Max Speed: 214 km/h (Mach 0.17)

Range: 500km

Thrust to Weight Ratio: Unknown