Fairey IIIFs of No. 202 Squadron RAF, based on Malta.

The Fairey III was a family of British reconnaissance biplanes that enjoyed a very long production and service history in both landplane and seaplane variants. First flying on September 14 1917, examples were still in use during World War II. A flight of Fairey IIIF floatplanes of No. ... No. ... A military aircraft used for monitoring enemy activity, usually carrying no armament. ... A biplane is a fixed-wing aircraft with two main wings of similar spans, normally one mounted above, and the other level with, the underside of the fuselage. ... A DeHavilland Single Otter floatplane in Harbour Air livery A seaplane is an aircraft designed to take off and alight upon water. ... September 14 is the 257th day of the year (258th in leap years). ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1917: Events February No. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...

The prototype of the Fairey III was the N.10 floatplane built by Fairey Aviation for the Royal Naval Air Service during the First World War. The first two production models were the IIIA and IIB of which 50 and 30 respectively were built. They saw little, if any service towards the end of the war. The IIIC bomber/reconnaissance model followed, of which 36 were produced, including some converted IIIBs, and a small number of this type operated from Arkhangelsk as bombers for the North Russian Expeditionary Force in 1919. A DeHavilland Single Otter floatplane in Harbour Air livery A seaplane is an aircraft designed to take off and land on water. ... The Fairey Aviation Company, Ltd was a British aircraft manufacturer of the first half of the 20th century, notable for a number of important planes, including the Fairey III family and the Fairey Swordfish. ... The Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) was the air arm of the Royal Navy until near the end of World War I. When the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) was founded on April 13, 1912 it was intended to encompass all military flying. ... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... Murmansk, Archangelsk, Dikson, Tiksi, on the Arctic Ocean The city of Arkhangelsk (Арха́нгельск, formerly in English Archangel) lies on the Northern Dvina River (Се́верная Двина́) near its exit into the White Sea in the far north of European Russia. ... 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

A Fairey IIID of No. 481 Flight FAA.

The first major production model was the IIID which first flew in 1920 and was operated by the Royal Air Force and Fleet Air Arm as well as the air forces of Portugal (11 aircraft) and Australia which received six IIIDs, the first being delivered in August 1921. In 1924, the third of the Australian IIIDs, designated ANA.3 (or Australian Naval Aircraft No. 3), won the Britannia Trophy for circumnavigating Australia in 44 days. By 1926 a total of 224 Fairey IIIDs had been built. The IIID had an wooden, fabric-covered fuselage and usually a wooden, twin-blade, fixed-pitch propeller. One IIID was built with metal wings and floats. A Fairey IIID of No. ... A Fairey IIID of No. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1920: Events February February 1 - the South African Air Force is established as an independent air arm. ... The Royal Air Force (often abbreviated to RAF) is the air force branch of the UK Armed Forces. ... The Fleet Air Arm is the operational group of the Royal Navy responsible for the operation of the aircraft on board their ships. ... An air force is a military organization that primarily operates in air-based war. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1921: Events Bessie Coleman attends flying school in France and became the first licensed African-American female pilot. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1924: Events January January 29 - Pateras Pesara flies an experimental helicopter in Paris. ... 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... A propeller can be seen as a rotating fin in water or a wing in air. ...

Most Fairey IIIs were powered by Napier Lion 12-cylinder liquid-cooled engines but some, including the Australian IIIDs, were powered by the 375-hp (280 kW) Rolls-Royce Eagle VII. The naval variants were usually three-seaters; pilot, observer and gunner and the wings would could be folded back parallel to the fuselage for storage aboard ship. In floatplane configuration, carrier-borne Fairey IIIs would be launched from the deck using a trolley and would land on the water upon their return. The Fairey III floatplane could also be catapult-launched from a ship. The Lion was a 12-cylinder W-block inline aircraft engine built by Napier & Son starting in 1917, and ending in the 1930s. ... In an aircraft, the fuselage is the main body section that holds crew and passengers or cargo. ... Replica catapult at Château des Baux, France Catapults are siege engines using an arm to hurl a projectile a great distance. ...

A Napier Lion-powered IIIF.

The most prolific and enduring of the Fairey IIIs was the final model, the IIIF which entered service with the RAF in Egypt in 1927, and with the Royal New Zealand Air Force shortly after. The IIIF had an all-metal fuselage and later all-metal wings and a metal propeller. Over 300 IIIFs were operated by the FAA, making it the most widely used type of aircraft in FAA service between the wars. In fact, of the British military aircraft in the inter-war years, only the Hawker Hart was produced in greater numbers. A Napier Lion-powered Fairey IIIF. Source of photo unknown but believed to have been taken in the 1930s. ... A Napier Lion-powered Fairey IIIF. Source of photo unknown but believed to have been taken in the 1930s. ... The Lion was a 12-cylinder W-block inline aircraft engine built by Napier & Son starting in 1917, and ending in the 1930s. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1927: Events January January 7 - Imperial Airways commences a regular service from Basra to Cairo via Baghdad, the first of its Empire trunk routes January 15 - Boeing Air Transport is formed, to carry airmail between Chicago and San Francisco. ... HRH The Prince of Wales in uniform as a RNZAF Air Commodore inspects troops at RNZAF Base Auckland on March 8, 2005. ... The Hawker Hart was a two-seater biplane light-bomber of the Royal Air Force (RAF), which had a prominent role during the RAFs inter-war period. ...

The IIIF remained in service well into the 1930s some were still in use as target tugs as late as 1941. Three IIIFs were modified as a radio-controlled gunnery trainer, known as the Fairey Queen. The Fairey IIIF was also the basis for development of the Fairey Gordon and Fairey Seal. Events and trends Technology Jet engine invented First atom was split with a particle accelerator Golden Age of radio begins in U.S. Disney adopts a three-color Technicolor process for cartoons First Kit Kat in UK The photocopier is invented by Carlson Air mail service across the Atlantic Science... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1941: Events Jacqueline Cochran became the first woman to fly a bomber across the Atlantic Ocean. ...

A single example of the Fairey III is preserved in Portugal's Museu da Marinha (Naval Museum). The British Fleet Air Arm Museum has a fuselage.

A Fairey IIIF fitted with an Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar radial engine.

Variants

• Fairey N.10
• Fairey IIIA
• Fairey IIIB
• Fairey IIIC
• Fairey IIID
• Fairey IIIF
  • Fairey IIIF I
  • Fairey IIIF II
  • Fairey IIIF III
  • Fairey IIIF IV

Specifications (Fairey IIIF IV)

General Characteristics

• Crew: two, pilot and gunner
• Length: 36 ft 9 in (11.20 m)
• Wingspan: 45 ft 9 in (13.95 m)
• Height: 14 ft 2 in (4.32 m)
• Wing area: 439 ft² (41 m²)
• Empty: 3,380 lb (1,764 kg)
• Loaded: 6,041 lb (2,746 kg)
• Maximum takeoff: lb ( kg)
• Powerplant: 1x Napier Lion XI, 570 hp (423 kW)

The Lion was a 12-cylinder W-block inline aircraft engine built by Napier & Son starting in 1917, and ending in the 1930s. ...

Performance

• Maximum speed: 120 mph (192 km/h)
• Range: 1,520 miles (2,432 km)
• Service ceiling: 20,000 ft (6,098 m)
• Rate of climb: 833 ft/min (254 m/min)
• Wing loading: 14 lb/ft² (67 kg/m²)
• Power/Mass: 0.10 hp/lb (0.15 kW/kg)

Armament

• 1x forward firing .303 Vickers machine gun
• 1x .303 Lewis machine gun in flexible mount for observer
• bombs can be carried under wings

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