The Aviation Historian — Issue 21 (October 2017)

Issue No 21 THE AVIATION HISTORIAN 107

fairey commercial aircraft data

Type FC.1 FC.2 FC.3

Dimensions

Span 105ft 0in (32m) 103ft 0in (31·4m) 103ft 0in (31·4m)

Length 76ft 0in (23·2m) 80ft 8in (26·5m) 80ft 4in (26m)

Height 22ft 6in (6·9m) 26ft (7·9m) 26ft (7·9m)

Passengers 10–30 24–30 24–30

Weights

Empty 28,000Ib (12,700kg) 27,755Ib (12,589kg) 25,240Ib (11,448kg)

Maximum 45,232Ib (20,516kg) 41,000Ib (18,597kg) 40,630Ib (18,429kg)

Performance

Cruise speed

at 10,000ft (3,000m) 275 m.p.h. (443km/h) 275 m.p.h. (443km/h) 300 m.p.h. (483km/h)

Time to climb

to 10,000ft (3,000m) 8min 50sec 8min 6min 30sec

Service ceiling 25,000ft (7,250m) 30,000ft (9,100m) 40,000ft (12,200m)

Range

at 10,000ft 1,850 miles (2,980km) 1,650 miles (2,650km) 1,540 miles (2,480km)

FC.4 FC.5 FC.6

Dimensions

Span 163ft 0in (49·7m) 163ft 0in (49·7m) 158 ft 6 in (48·1m)

Length 118ft 0in (36m) 114ft 0in (34·7m) 99ft 9in (30·2m)

Height 34ft 8in (10·4m) 34ft 8in (10·4m) 34ft 8in (10·4m)

Passengers 30–56 30–50 30–58

Weights

Empty 67,560Ib (30,644kg) 70,060Ib (31,778kg) 61,800Ib (28,800kg)

Maximum 130,000Ib (58,967kg) 121,000Ib (54,884kg) 121,000Ib (54,884kg)

Performance

Cruise speed

at 10,000ft (3,000m) 308 m.p.h. (496km/h) 245 m.p.h. (394km/h) 300 m.p.h. (483km/h)

Time to climb

to 10,000ft (3,000m) 7min 10min 7sec 8min

Service ceiling 32,900ft (10,000m) 30,000ft (9,100m) 32,500ft (9,900m)

Range

at 10,000ft 4,500 miles (7,240km) 4,500 miles (7,240km) 4,500 miles (7,240km)

Powerplants

FC.1 4 x 1,000 h.p. Bristol Taurus 14-cylinder two-row radial sleeve-valve piston engines

FC.2 4 x 1,610 h.p. Rolls-Royce Merlin T.24 liquid-cooled V12 piston engines

FC.3 2 x 1,310 e.h.p. Armstrong Siddeley Double Mamba turboprop engines driving contra-rotating props

FC.4 4 x 4,023 e.h.p. Bristol Proteus turboprop engines driving contra-rotating props

FC.5 4 x 3,135 e.h.p. Napier Nomad 12-cylinder two-stroke valveless diesel engine compounded with three-

stage turbine driving crankshaft and axial compressor

FC.6 4 x 4,023 e.h.p. Bristol Proteus turboprop engines driving contra-rotating props

Official Fairey illustrations showing the nacelle layout

for the Fairey Queen, including a plan view of the port

wing wing (LEFT)(LEFT) and profile views of the outer nacelle and profile views of the outer nacelle

(BELOW) and inner nacelle (BOTTOM).

103ft 0in (31·4m)