FAIREY SPEARFISH
- Designed to Specification O.5/43 as a suc-cessor for the Barracuda,
the Fairey Spearfish was a two-seat torpedo/dive-bomber, powered by a
2,470 hp Centaurus 58. The first pro-totype (RA356) flew on July 5, 1945,
and one other prototype and two production air-craft flew after the war
against Japan had ended, further production then being can-celled. The
Fairey Spearfish was the largest and heaviest single-engined aircraft
built in Britain at the time of its completion.
Max speed, 292 mph
(470 km/h) at 14,000 ft (4,267 m). Gross weight, 22,083 Ib (10,017 kg).
Span 60 ft 3 in (18.4 m). Length, 44 ft 7 in (13.6m).
