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The Fulmar was a two-seat Fleet fighter armed with eight 7.7mm Browning machine-guns, four in each wing. It was unusual for a two-seater in having no rear-mounted gun for the observer/radio operator. The prototype flew for the first time on 4 January 1940 and by the latter part of the same year early production Mk Is were firmly in action. A total of 250 853kW Rolls-Royce Merlin VIII-powered Mk Is were built, followed by 350 969kW Merlin 30-powered Mk IIs. During its career, which lasted until the end of the war, it performed many roles including those of escort fighter, convoy protection and reconnaissance, but with the introduction of the faster Supermarine Spitfire its main carrier-borne day-fighter role was substituted for the less demanding night-fighter role.
| MODEL | Fairey "Fulmar" Mk.I |
| CREW | 2 |
| ENGINE | 1 x Rolls-Royce "Merlin" VIII, 805kW |
| WEIGHTS |
| Take-off weight | 4853 kg | 10699 lb |
| Empty weight | 3955 kg | 8719 lb |
| DIMENSIONS |
| Wingspan | 14.14 m | 46 ft 5 in |
| Length | 12.24 m | 40 ft 2 in |
| Height | 4.27 m | 14 ft 0 in |
| Wing area | 31.77 m2 | 341.97 sq ft |
| PERFORMANCE |
| Max. speed | 398 km/h | 247 mph |
| Ceiling | 6555 m | 21500 ft |
| ARMAMENT | 8 x 7.7mm machine-guns |
 | A three-view drawing of Fulmar II (1280 x 974) |
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COMPANY
PROFILE
FACTS AND FIGURES© The Fulmar had essentially the same
engine and armament as the early
Spitfires, although it was a lot
heavier and carried an extra
crewman. © The Fulmar Mk II had a Merlin 30
engine with nearly 300 more
horsepower. Despite this, it was only
16km/h faster than the Mk I. © The relatively light armament of eight rifle-calibre
machine guns and the slow top speed of
the Fulmar allowed many German and Italian
bombers to get away with limited damage.
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