Silver Wings Wojciech Kułakowski High quality resin model kit 30-680 Kraków ul.Serbska 2/15 Poland Fairey Flycatcher www.silverwings.pl [email protected] Cat. No. 32-009

Fairey Flycatcher

The Fairey Flycatcher was a British single-seat carrier-borne fighter aircraft made by Fairey Aviation which served in the period 1923 to 1934. The Flycatcher was designed to meet the requirements of Specification N6/22 for a carrier and floatplane fighter to replace the Gloster Nightjar. One of the earliest aircraft specifically designed for operation from aircraft carriers, the Flycatcher could take off in under 50 meters! It is probably the most well-known of the Royal Navy’s Interwar fleet fighters, serving for over 10 years on the front line in a variety of colorful markings. The first of three prototype Flycatchers made its maiden flight on 28 November 1922, powered by a Jaguar II engine. Production of the Flycatcher began at Fairey’s Hayes factory in 1923, entering service with No. 402 Flight . The Flycatcher was flown from all the British carriers of its era. Some 192 were produced. A typical deployment was on the HMS Courageous, where 16 Flycatchers would serve alongside 16 Blackburn Ripons and 16 reconnaissance aircraft. The Flycatcher saw service with the Home, Mediterranean, East Indies and China fleets. During its service on the China station, the Flycatcher was active against Chinese pirates in the waters near Hong

TECHNICAL DATA Length - 7,01 m, Wingspan - 8,84 m, Height - 3,66 m, Wing area - 26,80 m ², Empty weight - 962 kg, Max takeoff weight - 1605 kg Power plant - Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar III / IV, two row, 14 cylinder radial engine, 400 hp Max speed - 214 km/h , Range - 499 km, Service ceiling - 5790 m Armament - 2x fifixexedd forward firinfiringg 7,7 mm Vickers machine guns, Bombs - up to 9,1 kg bombs under wings Silver Wings Fairey Flycatcher

1 2 3 4 Film 1 Black semi matt

PE-1 PE-1 Light brown Brown leather

PE-4

Decals Film 2

Pedals - silver PE-3 Trim tab Silver PE-2

5 6 7 8 Slate gray Brown leather

Black semi matt 22,0 mm ** Silver PE-5 Silver Black semi matt PE-7

Black semi matt PE-6 Khaki

Dark gray

Left M.G. 9 10 Dark green 11

Silver PE-13

Gunmetal Engine control crane

Black semi matt Right M.G. - mirror view

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Black leather

Frame - black semi matt Aluminium 22,0 mm 23,0 mm **

Black semi matt

22,0 mm

20,0 mm

15,0 mm

Dark green

Silver Dark gray

Silver 14 15 16 Silver

Silver

Yellow

Steering wire

Silver Engine control crane

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17 Spark plugs wires 20 Rusty Short pushers Drill 0,7 mm wholes Set exhaust pipes correctly - silver to the fuselage and prepare distances x14 Whole cylinder - black on your own

Engine mounting scheme Silver Steel Long exhaust pipes 1 - HMS Furious 1 2 3 2 1: 32 scale 3 Use wire and prepare 1: 32 scale on your own

18 Bands - silver 19

Rear cylinder Silver Rusty x7 Front cylinder

Short exhaust pipes - Long exhaust pipes setting HMS Courageous and HMS Glorious

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Door open - 0,5 mm Door closed - 0,7 mm

Light wood

Door closed Interior - - 0,7 mm slate gray

Slate gray

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PE-9

Black semi matt Silver PE-8

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Landing gear - 1:32 scaled

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PE-10 1 2 Under the fuselage

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25 1: 32 scale How to set the wing’s center section How to set the wing’s PE-12

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27 28 29 11,0 mm 11,0 Dihedral wings 1: 32 scale

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Fairey Flycatcher Fleet Fighter, S 1282/10, 408 Flight, HMS Glorious, Mediterranean Fleet, 1930

All upper and bottom surfaces - Silver. Forward sloping fuselage band - Identifications Yellow F.S 13538

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Fairey Flycatcher Fleet Fighter, N 9679/13, 404 Flight, HMS Courageous, Mediterranean Fleet, 1929

All upper and bottom surfaces - Silver. Forward sloping fuselage band and upper fuselage decking - Blue F.S 15200

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Fairey Flycatcher Fleet Fighter, S 1274/527, 401 Flight/801 Squadron, HMS Furious, Home Fleet, 1933

All upper and bottom surfaces - Silver. Wing tips, forward sloping fuselage band - Identifications Red F.S 11302

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