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Fairey Battle
	Trener Fairey Battle
Vloga	Lovski bombnik
Izvor	Združeno kraljestvo
Proizvajalec/-ci	Fairey Aviation Company
Oblikovalec	Marcel Lobelle
Krstni polet	10. marec 1936
Predstavljen	Junij 1937
Upokojen	1949
Status	Upokojen
Glavni uporabniki	Kraljeve letalske sile; Belgijske letalske sile; Kraljeve avstralske letalske sile ; Kraljeve kanadske letalske sile
Izdelovan	1937-1940
Število izdelanih	2185

Fairey Battle ("Bitka") je bil enomotorni propelerski lovski bombnik, ki ga je razvil britanski Fairey Aviation Company v 1930ih za potrebe Kraljevih letalskih sil. Poganjal ga je Rolls-Royce Merlin V12, ki se je kasneje uporabljal na lovcih Hawker Hurricane in Supermarine Spitfire. Battle je bil velik korak naprej od prejšnjih letal, vendar pa je bil v primerjavi z lovci iz 2. svetovnne vojne počasen, slabo zaščiten in je imel majhen dolet, zato so ga hitro upokojili.

Specifikacije (Mk.II)

Podatki iz Fairey Aircraft since 1915; Taylor 1974, p. 283.

Splošne karakteristike

Posadka: 3
Dolžina: 42 ft 4 in (12,91 m)
Razpon kril: 54 ft 0 in (16,46 m)
Višina: 15 ft 6 in (4,72 m)
Površina kril: 422 ft² (39,2 m²)
Teža praznega letala: 6647 lb (3015 kg)
Naložena teža: 10792 lb (4895 kg)
Pogon letala: 1 × tekočinsko haljeni 12-valjni V-motor Rolls-Royce Merlin II, 1030 KM (768 kW)

Zmogljivost

Maks. hitrost: 257 mph (223 vozlov, 413 km/h) na višini 15.000 ft (4.600 m)
Doseg: 1000 milj (870 nmi, 1610 km)
Višina leta: 25000 ft (7620 m)
Čas do višine 1500 m: 4 min 6 sek

Oborožitev

Strelno orožje:
- 1× 7,7 mm M1919 Browning strojnica v desnem krilu
- 1× 7,7 mm Vickers K strojnica v zadnjem kokpitu
Bombe:
- 4× 250 lb (110 kg) bombe v notranjosti
- 500 lb (230 kg) bomb na zunanjih nosilcih

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