Full cockpit veiw cam 1 for rear cockpit cam 2-3 for bombs The Fairey Firefly was a British Second World War-era carrier-borne fighter aircraft and anti-submarine aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm (FAA).It was superior in performance and firepower to its predecessor, the Fulmar, but only entered operational service towards the end of the war. Designed around the contemporary FAA concept of a two-seat fleet reconnaissance/fighter, the pilot and navigator/weapons officer were housed in separate stations. The design proved to be sturdy, long-ranging and docile in carrier operations, although the limitations of a single engine in a heavy airframe reduced overall performance.The Fairey Firefly served in the Second World War as a fleet fighter but in postwar service, although it was superseded by more modern jet aircraft, the Firefly was adapted to other roles, including strike operations and anti-submarine warfare, remaining a mainstay of the FAA until the mid-1950s. Both the UK and Australia Fireflies flew ground attack operations off various aircraft carriers in the Korean War. In foreign service, the type was in operation with the naval air arms of Australia, Canada, India, and the Netherlands whose Fireflies carried out a few attack sorties as late as 1962 in Dutch New Guinea.
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Successors 3 airplane(s) +80 bonus
- Created On iOS
- Wingspan 61.3ft (18.7m)
- Length 55.9ft (17.0m)
- Height 15.6ft (4.8m)
- Empty Weight 6,661lbs (3,021kg)
- Loaded Weight 35,056lbs (15,901kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 0.192
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.028
- Wing Loading 21.4lbs/ft2 (104.7kg/m2)
- Wing Area 1,634.6ft2 (151.9m2)
- Drag Points 5186
Parts
- Number of Parts 241
- Control Surfaces 7
- Performance Cost 898
Thanks for all the upvotes @RABpilot
This is an amazing plane, @Cedy117. I could never make something this good! Great work!
KSP is such an amazing game! I too love this plane. Do you know any better weapons mod than BD Armory? @AlphaOneIndustries
This plane has been frustrating me for about two hours now, I've got the pace fixed, got one wing to fold and keep setting the other up and then neither fold. Darned you for making such detailed aircraft that I feel they need adjustments, every time I rotate parts into place something is catching. It is however a lovely looking aircraft.
Imagine if the real one went that fast it would rip its self apart lol @karlosdarkness
@Cedy117 indeed jet propulsion is the devils work.
Woah didn't expect that lol @karlosdarkness
@Cedy117 power at 100% on take off and just a steady climb to 20k will see you go through 600mph in a climb, higher and level and she goes supersonic.
Thanks @WeeBabySeamus glad you like it
lol howed you get it 700 tops around 430 for me @karlosdarkness
Whilst it's fantastic looking I can't help grimace at the jet flames coming out of the tail and the 700mph plus speed.
How did i miss this one? So much detail!!! Very good job!
Thanks for the upvote SR.@SpiritusRaptor
Thanks for following me you won't be dissapointed lol @ramjet
Ohh ok cool @AlphaOneIndustries
You have earned yourself a follower Cedy117
@Cedy117 no worries buddy, glad have been able to take the pilot and copilot seats.
Little late lol but thanks for the upvote @TheLatentImage
Thanks! @WWIIPlaneBuilder
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Very nice@Cedy117
Your planes are pretty cool it probably would be good @grantflys
Another plane I was gonna build... Mine probably wouldn't have turned out too good though
@WWIIPlaneBuilder here's the firefly you requested it came out very good
Thanks again! @WalrusAircraft