Fairey Swordfish - Specifications (Swordfish I)

Specifications (Swordfish I)

Data from Fairey Aircraft since 1915

General characteristics

• Crew: Three (pilot, observer, and radio operator/rear gunner)
• Length: 35 ft 8 in (10.87 m)
• Wingspan: 45 ft 6 in (13.87 m)
• Height: 12 ft 4 in (3.76 m)
• Wing area: 607 ft² (56.4 m²)
• Empty weight: 4,195 lb (1,900 kg)
• Loaded weight: 7,720 lb (3,500 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Bristol Pegasus IIIM.3 radial engine, 690 hp (510 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 139 mph (224 km/h, 121 knots) at 4,750 ft (1,450 m)
• Range: 546 mi (879 km, 475 nmi) normal fuel carrying torpedo
• Endurance: 5.7 hr
• Service ceiling: 19,250 ft (5,870 m)
  
• Climb to 5,000 ft (1,520 m): 10 min

Armament

• Guns:
  
  • 1 × fixed, forward-firing .303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers machine gun in engine cowling
  • 1 × .303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis or Vickers K machine gun in rear cockpit
• Rockets: 8 × "60 lb" RP-3 rocket projectiles (Mk.II and later)
• Bombs: 1 × 1,670 lb (760 kg) torpedo or 1,500 lb (700 kg) mine under fuselage or 1,500 lb bombs under fuselage and wings