Fairey Battle Aircraft

Battle, Duxford 1989. Copyright: Chris Young

Production Details

Design Company:

Fairey Aviation Co Ltd, Hayes

First Flight:

10 March 1936

Battle I:

2 - Fairey Aviation Co Ltd, Hayes 1170 - Fairey Aviation Co Ltd, Heaton Chapel 1029 - Austin Motors, Longbridge

Type Specification

Applies to:

Fairey Battle I

Type:

Two-seat medium bomber

Wing:

Low-wing all-metal cantilever monoplane

Fuselage:

All metal, oval section structure

Tail Unit:

Cantilever monoplane type. All-metal except fin and elevator fabric covered

Landing Gear:

Retractable main gear. fixed tail-wheel

Power Plant:

One Rolls-Royce Merlin III twelve cylinder Vee liquid-cooled supercharged engine rated at 1,035 hp with a three bladed variable pitch airscrew

Accommodation:

Pilot, rear gunner

Armament:

One machine gun starboard wing and one machine gun rear cockpit. Bombs stowed in four cells in the wings

Span:

54 ft

Length:

42 ft 4 in

Height:

15 ft 6 in

Wing Area:

422 sq ft

Empty:

6,647 lb

Loaded:

10,792 lb

Max Speed:

257 mph at 15,000 ft

Service Ceiling:

25,000 ft

Max Range:

1,000 miles

Preserved in British Museums

Battle I:

L5343 - Medway Aircraft Preservation Society, Rochester - Restoration

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