| Fairey Barracuda |
| Nationality |
British |
| Aircraft Type |
Torpedo and dive bomber |
| First Flight |
7 December 1940 |
| Entered Service |
Spring 1943 |
| Crew |
3 |
| Notes |
Details for Mk II. The Barracuda was plagued from the start because it was overweight and its structure just could not handle the pressures put upon it. Type remained in service until 1953. |
| Specification |
| Powerplant |
One 1.640 hp Rolls-Royce Merlin 32 inline piston engine |
| Performance |
| Speed |
386 km/h at 535 m without torpedo |
| Range |
1.851 km without bombs |
| Service Ceiling |
5.060 m |
| Dimensions |
| Wingspan |
14,99 m |
| Wing Area |
38,46 m² |
| Length |
12,12 m |
| Height |
3,73 m |
| Weights |
| Empty Weight |
4.907 kg |
| Maximum Take Off Weight |
6.464 kg |
| Weaponry |
| Guns |
Two 0,303 in machine guns |
| Bombs etc |
One 1.620 torpedo or up to 1.640 lb of bombs, mines, depath charges or mines. |
| Versions |
| Mk I |
Initial production model; 1.260 hp Merlin 30; three blade propeller |
| Mk II Prototype |
Single Mk I conversion |
| Mk II |
Main production model; unrated engines; Four blade propeller; A.S.V. MkIIn radar |
| Mk III Prototype |
Single Mk II conversion |
| Mk III |
Modified Mk Ii torpedo-reconnaissance version; A.S.V. Mk X radar |
| Mk V |
Post war development |
