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had a characteristic shape different from the semi-circular outline of the
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was sent to the Fairey works for repair, and the opportunity was taken to rebuild the aircraft to incorporate a number of modifications. The most significant was the Fairey Patent
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also produced Hamble Babies, which had some detail differences from the Fairey produced aircraft. The last 74 aircraft were produced by
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480:List of aircraft of the Royal Air Force
399:92 mph (148 km/h, 80 kn)
125:was a British single-seat naval patrol
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490:List of flying boats and floatplanes
327:23 ft 4 in (7.11 m)
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359:246 sq ft (22.9 m)
353:9 ft 6 in (2.90 m)
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307:The British Fighter since 1912
300:Specifications (110 hp Clerget)
539:The British Fighter since 1912
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411:7,500 ft (2,300 m)
197:, had rounded tips, and the
371:1,946 lb (883 kg)
365:1,386 lb (629 kg)
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558:Fairey Aircraft since 1915
384:, 110 hp (82 kW)
166:Gear, which was a form of
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537:Mason, Francis K (1992).
513:FLIGHT, 22 November 1957
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312:General characteristics
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74:Royal Naval Air Service
822:Ultra-light Helicopter
140:Design and development
129:designed and built by
856:Avions Fairey Belfair
556:Taylor, H.A. (1974).
851:Avions Fairey Junior
697:Long-range Monoplane
287:No. 263 Squadron RAF
282:No. 253 Squadron RAF
277:No. 249 Squadron RAF
272:No. 229 Squadron RAF
267:No. 225 Squadron RAF
262:No. 219 Squadron RAF
782:Firefly (monoplane)
615:Chronological order
522:Mason 1992, p.88-89
468:Port Victoria P.V.1
450:Related development
208:Hamble Baby Convert
26:General information
560:. London: Putnam.
187:Fairey Hamble Baby
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897:Floatplanes
702:Firefly IIM
642:Hamble Baby
390:Performance
375:Powerplant:
333:27 ft
152:floatplanes
21:Hamble Baby
891:Categories
832:Gannet AEW
662:Flycatcher
496:References
403:Endurance:
357:Wing area:
127:floatplane
35:Floatplane
876:Tipsy S.2
787:Spearfish
777:Barracuda
742:Swordfish
707:Fleetwing
692:Firefly I
687:Kangourou
672:Fremantle
439:Lewis Gun
437:(7.7 mm)
331:Wingspan:
305:Data from
214:Operators
199:tailplane
191:tailplane
907:Biplanes
844:aircraft
827:Rotodyne
792:Gyrodyne
767:Albacore
647:Campania
609:aircraft
445:See also
435:0.303 in
423:Armament
183:ailerons
133:for the
871:Tipsy M
861:Tipsy B
817:Delta 2
807:Delta 1
747:Fantôme
657:Pintail
379:Clerget
351:Height:
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204:Parnall
179:cockpit
160:No.8134
154:at its
97:History
65:Retired
802:Gannet
797:Primer
772:Fulmar
762:P.4/34
757:Seafox
752:Battle
737:G.4/31
727:S.9/30
717:Gordon
712:Hendon
677:Ferret
607:Fairey
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164:Camber
156:Hamble
62:Status
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195:chord
37:scout
722:Seal
667:Fawn
637:N.10
562:ISBN
543:ISBN
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377:1 ×
175:spar
171:flap
121:The
105:1917
31:Type
682:Fox
652:III
632:N.9
627:N.4
622:F.2
405:2 h
321:One
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