Fairey Battle Whiffs

GTX · December 30, 2009, 12:57:39 PM

You know the drill...

Crude (and very quickly thrown together) Battle update:

Regards,

Greg

GTX · December 30, 2009, 01:04:30 PM

Two more:

Also superbly illustrated in this story along with a description.

Regards,

Greg

DarrenP · December 30, 2009, 01:46:51 PM

very nice
a naval version with folding wings

or a dive bomber version!

PR19_Kit · December 30, 2009, 01:48:20 PM

How about the Dam Buster version........?

GTX · December 30, 2009, 01:51:29 PM

Quote from: DarrenP on December 30, 2009, 01:46:51 PM

a naval version with folding wings

The latter one is a naval version with folding wings.

regards,

Greg

buzzbomb · December 30, 2009, 08:44:31 PM

Well, I like 'em all.

The punchy ground attack type (if that is what it is on the first drawing) looks .. well Bulldoggy.

As for the naval type.. why not.. except I hope that radial is not a Perseus.. it had enough trouble carting a Skua around, worse on the Roc.
It actually reminds me of a Japanese Torpedo bomber, perhaps Kate..perhaps another I cannot put a finger on

Great work

Cobra · December 31, 2009, 12:13:48 AM

Think a Fairey Battle would work for the ASR Role?

?? just something i've wondered about. Stay Cool.Dan

batmancustoms · December 31, 2009, 12:18:39 AM

Sweet!

GTX · December 31, 2009, 01:44:15 AM

Quote from: buzzbomb on December 30, 2009, 08:44:31 PM

As for the naval type.. why not.. except I hope that radial is not a Perseus.. it had enough trouble carting a Skua around, worse on the Roc.

As per the story, it's actually supposed to be the same Bristol Taurus 14-cylinder radial engines as used on the DAP Beauforts.

Regasrds,

Greg

Mossie · February 27, 2011, 01:40:56 PM

Some Battle engine alternatives:
http://en.valka.cz/viewtopic.php/t/17041

Napier Sabre

Bristol Taurus

Wright Cyclone

Fairey P.16 Prince, 1540hp H-16 engine driving contraprops. The Prince was basically two engines mounted together, one driving each prop & could be operated independently of each other.

Fairey P.24 Monarch, H-24 engine developed from Prince
http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,3462.15.html

PR19_Kit · February 27, 2011, 04:55:22 PM

The Sabre Battle looks SERIOUSLY mean, but any or all of the radial engined ones are equally seriously ugly!

That P-24 Monarch engine is a mind blower, I can't ever remember seeing it at Yeovilton though.

Mossie · February 28, 2011, 01:52:33 AM

Quite a beast isn't it? 2000hp quite early on. These engine developments show that Fairey took the Battle's lack of power seriously, just a shame engine development wasn't up to it at the time. The USAAC markings on that Monarch powered Battle are interesting too.

kitnut617 · February 28, 2011, 06:35:18 AM

I'm pretty sure these Battles were FTB's only, except the Cyclone powered one. I believe that was converted in Canada as at the time there was a worry about getting Merlins across the Atlantic (pre Packard days)

Mossie · February 28, 2011, 11:02:23 AM

FTB?

jcf · February 28, 2011, 11:55:23 AM

Secret Projects Battle thread:

http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,3462.0.html

Robert is correct, the re-engined Battles were primarily engine test-beds, and the Battle concept
was pretty much dead-in-the-water by the time the Fairey engine was under full test. The Battle
would not have been the mount of a production version, the Monarch was suggested for the
Tornado/Typhoon, and a US version was considered for the P-47.

Wright Field reports on the P.24 as installed in the Battle:
http://www.enginehistory.org/Misc/P150137.pdf

http://www.enginehistory.org/Misc/P152543.pdf

http://www.enginehistory.org/Misc/P161688.pdf