FAIREY SPEARFISH

[fubar57]

Another new one to me

Fairey Spearfish - Wikipedia​

 

[Wurger]

 

[Robert Porter]

New to me as well, not that that is saying much!

 

[Wurger]

That's a pity I didn't find that earlier, Geo. You could give it a try to that for the Prototype GB.

 

[fubar57]

It was a great looking aircraft. Found the pic in the RANDOM MEDIA thumbnails that were added below the header. That was a great idea as there is a goldmine of photos there that a lot don't know about

 

[Wurger]

Yep..

 

[Old Wizard]

 

[Robert Porter]

Indeed...

 

[vikingBerserker]

It's an interesting looking plane.

 

[Crimea_River]

Interesting is being kind. Typical Fairey product, reflecting an aversion for beauty IMO.

 

[Wayne Little]

I'm with you on that one Andy.....still a new one though.

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots guys!

 

[Walrus]

Interesting is being kind. Typical Fairey product, reflecting an aversion for beauty IMO.

Always thought that Fairey had some lovely aircraft myself.

One has to put the design of some of the aircraft, at least in part, to the demands of the Admiralty, who with the Barracuda for example wanted an all purpose Recce, Torpedo Bomber, Dive Bomber. They insisted that the wing be mounted high so that there would be an unobstructed downward view for the observer.

This created complications from airflow across the tailplanes to deck handling which required modifications to the design.

 

[warbooklover]

Always thought that Fairey had some lovely aircraft myself.

One has to put the design of some of the aircraft, at least in part, to the demands of the Admiralty, who with the Barracuda for example wanted an all purpose Recce, Torpedo Bomber, Dive Bomber. They insisted that the wing be mounted high so that there would be an unobstructed downward view for the observer.

This created complications from airflow across the tailplanes to deck handling which required modifications to the design.

 

[pbehn]

It is just a newly hatched Fairey Gannet lol.

Nice pics, I hadn't heard of it either.

 

[Old Wizard]