Fairey Swordfish

Swordfish
Swordfish nomor LS326 sedang mengudara pada tahun 2012
Jenis	Pesawat pembom torpedo
Pembuat	Fairey Aviation
Penerbangan perdana	17 April 1934
Diperkenalkan	1936
Dipensiunkan	21 Mei 1945
Pengguna utama	Royal Navy Royal Air Force Royal Canadian Air Force Royal Netherlands Navy
Dibuat	1936–1944
Jumlah	2.391 (692 oleh Fairey dan 1.699 oleh Blackburn)

Fairey Swordfish adalah pesawat pembom torpedo biplan buatan Perusahaan Penerbangan Fairey. Pesawat ini populer digunakan selama tahun 1930-an. Pesawat ini digunakan dari Perang Dunia 1, tapi disesuaikan dan ditingkatkan untuk Perang Dunia 2. Julukan untuk pesawat ini adalah "Stringbag".

Varian

Swordfish Mk. III milik Squadron 119 Royal Air Force sedang diisi bahan bakarnya di Maldegem, Belgia, (1944–1945).

Swordfish I

Deret produksi pertama.

Swordfish Mk. I

Penambahan ponton, agar dapat diluncurkan dari kapal perang yang memiliki katapel pesawat terbang.

Swordfish Mk. II

Penggantian saya rendah menggunakan metal agar dapat dipasangi roket, diperkenalkan tahun 1943.

Swordfish Mk. III

Penambahan unit radar sentrimetrik besar, diperkenalkan tahun 1943.

Swordfish Mk. IV

Serial terakhir (produksi berhenti pada tahun 1944) dengan kabin tertutup untuk digunakan RCAF.

Specificasi (Swordfish Mk. I)

A Fairey Swordfish. Note the folding wing being moved by ground crew

Data dari Fairey Aircraft since 1915, The Fairey Swordfish Mks. I-IV

Ciri-ciri umum

• Kru: Three (pilot, observer, and radio operator/rear gunner; observers position frequently replaced with auxiliary fuel tank)
• Panjang: 35 ft 8 in
• Rentang sayap: 45 ft 6 in
• Tinggi: 12 ft 4 in
• Luas sayap: 607 ft²
• Berat kosong: 4,195 lb
• Berat isi: 7,580 lb
• Mesin: 1 × Bristol Pegasus IIIM.3 radial engine, 690 hp (510 kW)

Kinerja

• Laju maksimum: 143 mph with torpedo at 7,580 lb (230 km/h, 124 knots) at 5,000 ft (1,450 m)
• Jangkauan: 522 mi normal fuel, carrying torpedo
• Batas atas layanan: 5.5 hr
• Langit-langit batas: 16,500 ft at 7,580 lb
• Laju tanjak: 870 ft/min (4.42 m/s) at sea level at 7,580 lb.

Persenjataan

• Senjata api:
  
  • 1 × fixed, forward-firing .303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers machine gun in upper right fuselage, breech in cockpit, firing over engine cowling
  • 1 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis or Vickers K machine gun in rear cockpit
• Roket: 8 × "60 lb" RP-3 rocket projectiles (Mk.II and later)
• Bom: 1 × 1,670 lb (760 kg) torpedo or 1,500 lb (700 kg) mine under fuselage or 1,500 lb total of bombs under fuselage and wings.

Referensi

Bibliografi

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• Harrison, W.A. Swordfish at War. Shepperton, Surrey, UK: Ian Allan Publishing Ltd., 1987. ISBN 0-7110-1676-3.
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• Wragg, David. Swordfish: The Story of the Taranto Raid. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 2003. ISBN 0-297-84667-1.