Crew 2 Power plant 1 x 570 h.p Napier XIa 12 cylinder liquid cooled engine
Span 82'0" Length 48'6" Height 12'0" Wing area 850 sq ft Maximum take off weight 17,500 lb
Max speed 110 mph
Frank Laidler, e-mail, 08.11.2012 05:54
I believe my uncle an RAF serving officer of my name was involved in this project. He was killed at or about the time of the fatal record attempt, this was at Aden. The family always believed he flew into a wireless mast. An old photo of the aircraft is still in our collection.
leo rudnicki, e-mail, 23.04.2009 22:53
I believe the aircraft lost crashed due to an altimeter disfunction. The Vickers Wellesley furthered long range flight attempts, and successes.
ken dasilva-hill, e-mail, 01.09.2008 12:49
Hi, I have a beautiful desk model of this experimental fairey aircraft in nickel plated brass and set on a composite desk base. I was told that it was a unique presentation piece to a pilot in the 30's, but until seeing your site have been unable to identify the aircraft! Thanks, Ken