New Firefly is monoplane of conventional low wing design engined with 2200-hp Rolls-Royce Griffon; feature is provision of special flaps which, when not in use, nest snugly in recess on underside of wing and thus produce no drag in normal flight; actuation of flaps is hydraulic; span 44 ft 6 in. (See also Flight v 46 n 1872 Nov 9 1944 p 496-7; Engineering v 158 n 4113 Nov 10 1944 p 374; Can Aviation v 18 n 1 Jan 1945 p 54-5; Aircraft Eng v 17 n 192 Feb 1945 p 47, 51)


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    Title :

    Fairey Firefly


    Additional title:

    Engineer


    Published in:

    Engineer ; 178 , n 4635


    Publication date :

    1944


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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