Fairey III

Fairey III
국가	영국
역할	정찰기
첫 비행	1917년 9월 14일
내장	964

페어리 에비에이션 컴퍼니(The Fairey Aviation Company) 페어리 III 지상 비행기와 수상 비행기 변형 모두에서 매우 오랜 생산 및 서비스 역사를 누린 영국 정찰 복엽기 가족이었습니다. 1917 년 9 월 14 일에 처음 비행 한 모델은 제 2 차 세계 대전 중에도 여전히 사용되었습니다.

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Fairey IIID Walk Around
사진 작가	Unknow
로컬라이제이션	Unknow
사진	12

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The Quintessential Interwar Workhorse

Tthe 페어리 IIID was a three-seat spotter/reconnaissance aircraft that became a cornerstone of British naval aviation in the 1920s. An evolution of the earlier Fairey III series, the “D” model was significantly improved with a wooden airframe and the ability to be fitted with either a conventional wheeled undercarriage or large twin floats. Its reliability and adaptability allowed it to perform everything from artillery spotting and reconnaissance to long-range postal flights across the British Empire.

Attribute	Standard Specification (Fairey IIID)
역할	Reconnaissance / Spotter / Floatplane
승무원	3 (Pilot, Observer, and Gunner)
First Flight	1920
Primary Engine	1 × Napier Lion IIB or V (W-12 water-cooled)
Horsepower	450 hp (336 kW)
최대 속도	193 km/h (120 mph) at sea level
Service Ceiling	6,100 meters (20,000 ft)
군비	1 × fixed forward .303 Vickers; 1 × .303 Lewis gun in rear

Design Features: The Napier Lion and Variable Camber

The “W-12” Napier Lion: Most IIIDs were powered by the distinctive Napier Lion engine. Its “broad arrow” configuration (three banks of four cylinders) provided exceptional power for the era, though it required a massive frontal radiator that gave the IIID its blunt-nosed appearance.
Interchangeable Gear: One of the IIID’s greatest strengths was its modularity. It could be converted from a ship-borne floatplane to a land-based airfield aircraft in just a few hours by swapping the floats for a split-axle wheeled undercarriage.
Fairey Patent Flaps: The IIID featured “variable camber” trailing edge flaps. These allowed the pilot to increase lift for short takeoffs from aircraft carriers or water, while maintaining high-speed efficiency during cruise.
Folding Wings: To save space on the cramped hangars of early aircraft carriers like HMS Eagle and HMS 아르고스, the IIID’s wings folded rearward alongside the fuselage.

Operational History & Record Flights

The First South Atlantic Crossing (1922): Portuguese aviators Gago Coutinho and Sacadura Cabral used a modified Fairey IIID named Lusitânia to complete the first aerial crossing of the South Atlantic from Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro.
RAF Cairo-to-Cape Town: In 1926, four Fairey IIIDs of the RAF completed a 22,000 km formation flight from Egypt to South Africa and back, proving the aircraft’s incredible durability in extreme climates.
Fleet Air Arm Service: The IIID served as the primary spotter-reconnaissance aircraft for the Royal Navy throughout the mid-1920s, providing the eyes for the fleet before being replaced by the all-metal Fairey IIIF.