Specifications (Fairey IIIF IV)
Data from Fairey Aircraft since 1915
General characteristics
- Crew: two or three
- 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 weight: 3,855 lb (1,752 kg)
- Loaded weight: 6,041 lb (2,746 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Napier Lion XI 12-cylinder W-block inline engine, 570 hp (423 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 120 mph (104 kn, 192 km/h) at 10,000 ft (3,050 m)
- Range: 1,520 mi (1,313 nmi, 2,432 km)
- Service ceiling: 20,000 ft (6,098 m)
- Rate of climb: 833 ft/min (254 m/min)
- Wing loading: 13.8 lb/ft² (67.2 kg/m²)
- Power/mass: 0.094 hp/lb (0.15 kW/kg)
Armament
- Guns:
- 1 × forward firing .303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers machine gun
- 1 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis Gun in flexible mount for observer
- Bombs: Up to 500 lb (227 kg) bombs can be carried under wings
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