Fairey Seal

The Fairey Seal was a British carrier-borne spotter-reconnaissance aircraft operated in the 1930s. The Seal was derived - like the Gordon - from the IIIF. To enable the Fairey Seal to be launched by catapult from warships it was able to be equipped with floats.

Fairey Seal were introduced in 1933 the USN and IJN were already fielding better types.1
Having made a successful landing, Fairey Seal is taken in hand by flight deck handlers (photograph courtesy of Neil McHart and FAN Publications from the book HMS Hermes see bottom of page).2
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Made by Fairey Aviation Company.

The Fairey Seal has the same taller rounded fin as the Gordon MkII.4
The Fairey SEAL is a navalized version of the Gordon. My apologizes.5
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Royal Air Force
Jet Or Prop
prop
Height Alt
4.32 m
Length Alt
11.2 m
Max Takeoff Weight Main
5904.0
Power Alt
450.0
Range Main
600.0
Max Speed Alt
54900.0
Introduced
1933
Max Speed Main
8700.0
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
2679.0
Ceiling Main
22145.0
Crew
2
Armament
* Guns** 1 fixed forward .303 in Vickers machine gun** 1 rear .303 in Lewis Gun* Bombs ** 500 lb or stores carried on lower wing
Height Main
429.26000000000005
Primary user
Span Alt
13.94 m
Plane Or Copter?
Engine(prop)
Armstrong Siddeley Panther IIA radial piston engine
Manufacturer
First Flight
1930
Span Main
1394.4599999999998
Power Main
605 hp
Number Of Props
1
Empty Weight Alt
1588.0
Length Main
1120.1399999999999
Range Alt
966.0
Similar Aircraft
* Blackburn Baffin* Vickers Vildebeest* Fairey Swordfish
Related
*Fairey IIIF* Fairey Gordon
Empty Weight Main
3500.0
Ceiling Alt
6
705 m
Category

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