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Fairey Barracuda
The first monoplane torpedo bomber of the RN. It was said that the Barracuda was designed by a committee and built in a madhouse. In fact, it was not that bad an aircraft, but early versions were seriously underpowered, and it was certainly ugly. The Barracuda was a shoulder-wing design with large slotted Fairey-Youngman flaps and a T-tail.
| General characteristics Barracuda Mk. II | |||
| Primary function | Torpedo bomber | ||
| Power plant | One water-cooled Rolls-Royce Merlin 32 in-line engine | ||
| Thrust | 1,640 HP | 1,223 kW | |
| Wingspan | 47.6 ft | 14.50 m | |
| Length | 40 ft | 12.18 m | |
| Height | 15 ft | 4.58 m | |
| Wingarea | 405 sq ft | 37.62 sq m | |
| Weight | empty | 9,800 lb | 4,445 kg |
| max. | 14,080 lb | 6,386 kg | |
| Speed | 210 mph | 338 km/h | |
| Ceiling | 21,600 ft | 6,585 m | |
| Range | 724 mi | 1,165 km | |
| Armament | 2x 7.7mm machine gun; 744 kg torpedo or bombs | ||
| Crew | Three | ||
| First flight | prototype 7.12.1940 | ||
| Date deployed | 1943 | ||
| Number built | 2,572 | ||
Jirka Wagner
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