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2nd Lieutenant
Orthographic projection of the Barracuda Mk.II, with wings unfolded and folded. Profile detail of the Griffon-engined Barracuda Mk.V.
General characteristics
- Crew: 3
- Length: 39 ft 9 in (12.12 m)
- Wingspan: 49 ft 2 in (14.99 m)
- Height: 15 ft 2 in (4.62 m)
- Wing area: 405 ft² (37.62 m²)
- Empty weight: 9,350 lb (4,250 kg)
- Loaded weight: 13,200 lb (6,000 kg)
- Max. takeoff weight: 14,100 lb (6,409 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Rolls-Royce Merlin 32 liquid-cooled V12 engine, 1,640 hp (1,225 kW)
- Maximum speed: 228 mph (198 kn, 367 km/h) at 1,750 ft (533 m)
- Cruise speed: 195 mph (170 kn, 314 km/h) at 5,000 ft (1,524 m)
- Range: 686 mi (597 nmi, 1,104 km) with 1,620 lb (736 kg) torpedo
- Service ceiling: 16,600 ft (5,080 m)
- Wing loading: 32.6 lb/ft² (159 kg/m²)
- Power/mass: 0.12 hp/lb (0.20 kW/kg)
- Climb to 5,000 ft (1,524 m): 6 min
- Guns: 2 × 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers K machine guns in rear cockpit[27]
- Bombs: 1× 1,620 lb (735 kg) aerial torpedo or 4× 450 lb (205 kg) depth charges or
Barracuda
Two prototypes (serial numbers P1767 and P1770) based on the Fairey Type 100 design.
Mk I
First production version, Rolls-Royce Merlin 30 engine with 1,260 hp (940 kW), 30 built
Mk II
Upgraded Merlin 32 engine with 1,640 hp (1,225 kW), four-bladed propeller, ASV II radar, 1,688 built
Mk III
Anti-submarine warfare version of Mk II with ASV III radar in a blister under rear fuselage, 852 built
Mk IV
Mk II (number P9976) fitted with a Rolls-Royce Griffon engine with 1,850 hp (1,380 kW), first flight 11 November 1944, abandoned in favour of Fairey Spearfish.
Mk V
Griffon 37 engine with 2,020 hp (1,510 kW), payload increased to 2,000 lb (910 kg), ASH radar under the left wing, revised tailfin, 37 built
