Fairey Barracuda
Fairey Barracuda je bil britanski palubni torpedni bombnik/strmoglavec iz 2. svetovne vojne. Razvit je bil kot naslednik dvokrilnikov Fairey Swordfish in Fairey Albacore. Letalo je znano po napadu na nemško bojno ladjo Tirpitz.
Barracuda | |
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Fairey Barracuda Mk II | |
Vloga | Torpedni bombnik, strmoglavec |
Proizvajalec/-ci | Fairey Aviation Blackburn Aircraft Boulton Paul Westland Aircraft |
Oblikovalec | Marcel Lobelle |
Krstni polet | 7. december 1940 |
Predstavljen | 10. januar 1943 |
Glavni uporabnik | Fleet Air Arm |
Izdelovan | 1941–1945 |
Število izdelanih | 2607 |
Barracuda je bila povsem kovinske konstrukcije, imela ramensko nameščeno kantilever krilo in uvlačljivi glavni kolesi, repno kolo je bilo fiksno.
Barracuda Mk I je imela šibkejši motor Rolls-Royce Merlin 30 (1260 KM), na verziji Barracuda Mk II so namestili Merlin 32 s 1640 KM, kar je bistveno povečalo sposobnosti.
Specifications (Barracuda Mk II)
urediPodatki iz Fairey Aircraft since 1915, Taylor 1974, p.325
Splošne karakteristike
- Posadka: 3
- Dolžina: 39 ft 9 in (12,12 m)
- Razpon kril: 49 ft 2 in (14,99 m)
- Višina: 15 ft 2 in (4,62 m)
- Površina kril: 405 ft² (37,62 m²)
- Teža praznega letala: 9350 lb (4250 kg)
- Naložena teža: 13200 lb (6000 kg)
- Maks. vzletna teža: 14100 lb (6409 kg)
- Pogon letala: 1 × tekočinsko hlajeni V12 Rolls-Royce Merlin 32, 1640 KM (1225 kW)
Zmogljivost
- Maks. hitrost: 228 mph (198 vozlov, 367 km/h) na višini 1750 ft (533 m)
- Potovalna hitrost: 195 mph (170 vozlov, 314 km/h) na višini 5000 ft (1524 m)
- Doseg: 686 milj (597 nmi, 1104 km) s 1620 lb (736 kg) torpedom
- Višina leta: 16600 ft (5080 m)
- Obremenitev kril: 32,6 lb/ft² (159 kg/m²)
- Razmerje moč/teža: 0,12 KM/lb (0,20 kW/kg)
- Čas do višine 5000 čevljev (1524 m): 6 minut
Oborožitev
- Strelno orožje: 2 × 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers K strojnici v zadnjem kokpitu
- Bombe: 1× 1620 lb (735 kg) torpedo ali 4× 450 lb (205 kg) globinski bombi ali 6× 250 lb (110 kg) bomb
GLej tudi
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urediBibliografija
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