Two-seater fighter-reconnaissance Fairey Firefly designed for operation from deck of aircraft carriers and incorporates deck arrester gear, rocket assisted take-off equipment and provision for wing folding; latest version. Mark V, is 70 mph faster (386 mph at 14,000 ft) than original Mark I, powered with Rolls Royce Griffon 74 engine; production of certain fittings, such as wing folding latchpin attachment, involves unusual machining.
Machining firefly components
Aircraft Production
Aircraft Production ; 10 , n 121
1948
8 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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Engineering Index Backfile | 1945
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