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H engine. It cruised at 106 mph (171 km/h), and had a range of 440 mi (710 km). The Seafox handled well but it was criticised for being underpowered, engine cooling was poor and landing speeds were higher than desired.
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under-wing racks for 2 × 100 lb (45 kg) bombs and 8 × 20 lb (9.1 kg) bombs
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for the naval gunners. Seafoxes operated during the early part of the war from the cruisers
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124 mph (200 km/h, 108 kn) at 5,860 ft (1,786 m) (rated altitude)
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for a two-seat spotter-reconnaissance floatplane. The first of two prototypes appeared in
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H-16 air-cooled piston engine, 395 hp (295 kW)
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construction, the wings being covered with metal on the
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Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
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Sea Fox

Manufacturer
Fairey Aviation
Royal Navy
Fleet Air Arm
British
reconnaissance
floatplane
Fairey
Fleet Air Arm
light cruiser
Second World War
Air Ministry
Specification S.11/32
1936
700 Naval Air Squadron
fuselage
monocoque
leading edge
hp
Napier Rapier
Battle of the River Plate
pocket battleship
Admiral Graf Spee
spotting
HMS Emerald
Neptune
Orion
Ajax

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