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which conveniently raised the propeller shaft high on the nose. This arrangement had at least two advantages: for a given propeller diameter, the height of the fuselage above the water was reduced, shortening the length and weight of the float struts; the underside of the nose could be swept up to
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to provide lateral stability. Fuel was stored in tanks in the floats but there was another large and very conspicuous tank mounted centrally above the upper wing. This gravity-fed the engine and was replenished by pumping (hand- or wind-powered) fuel from the float tanks.
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planking over a wooden frame in small-boat fashion to avoid the need for internal bracing. The fuselage was deep enough to allow the crew to stand in the cabin, which contained provisions, storage, bunks and navigator's table. The navigator also had a position for
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89:around-the-world flight
51:Fairey Aviation Company
29:reconnaissance seaplane
654:Ultra-light Helicopter
95:Design and development
91:. Only one was built.
688:Avions Fairey Belfair
375:Taylor, H.A. (1974),
123:celestial observation
683:Avions Fairey Junior
529:Long-range Monoplane
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276:Performance
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136:via a spur
110:unstaggered
723:Categories
664:Gannet AEW
494:Flycatcher
319:References
252:Wing area:
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708:Tipsy S.2
619:Spearfish
609:Barracuda
574:Swordfish
539:Fleetwing
524:Firefly I
519:Kangourou
504:Fremantle
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211:Data from
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150:tailwheel
134:propeller
749:Biplanes
676:aircraft
659:Rotodyne
624:Gyrodyne
599:Albacore
479:Campania
441:aircraft
302:See also
186:and the
143:radiator
118:mahogany
114:fuselage
85:seaplane
703:Tipsy M
693:Tipsy B
649:Delta 2
639:Delta 1
579:Fantôme
489:Pintail
246:Height:
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181:serial
82:biplane
634:Gannet
629:Primer
604:Fulmar
594:P.4/34
589:Seafox
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544:Hendon
509:Ferret
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158:rudder
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324:Notes
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469:N.10
381:ISBN
266:1 ×
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183:N173
76:The
514:Fox
484:III
464:N.9
459:N.4
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