Fairey Barracuda - Specifications (Barracuda Mk II)

Specifications (Barracuda Mk II)

Data from Fairey Aircraft since 1915

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)

Performance

• 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

Armament

• Guns: 2 × 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers K machine guns in rear cockpit
• Bombs: 1× 1,620 lb (735 kg) aerial torpedo or 4× 450 lb (205 kg) depth charges or 6× 250 lb (110 kg) bombs