Fairey
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People
- Charles Richard FaireyCharles Richard FaireySir Charles Richard Fairey MBE, FRAeS was a British aircraft manufacturer.-Early life:Charles Fairey was born was born on 5 May 1887 in Hendon, Middlesex and educated at the Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood and later as an apprentice at the Finsbury Technical College where he studied City &...
, British aircraft manufacturer - Francis FaireyFrancis FaireyFrancis Thrower Fairey was a Canadian politician, who served as a Liberal member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1953 to 1957. He was a teacher by career....
, (1887 - 1971), Canadian politician, - Jim FaireyJim FaireyJames Burke Fairey is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played from 1968-1973 for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Montreal Expos.-External links:...
, outfielder - Shepard FaireyShepard FaireyFrank Shepard Fairey is an American contemporary graphic designer, and illustrator who emerged from the skateboarding scene. He first became known for his "André the Giant Has a Posse" sticker campaign, in which he appropriated images from the comedic supermarket tabloid Weekly World News. His...
, American artist
Companies
- Fairey Aviation Company, British aircraft company
- Avions FaireyAvions FaireyAvions Fairey was the Belgian-based subsidiary of the British Fairey Aviation that built Fairey aircraft designs for the Belgian government.-History:...
, the Belgian-based subsidiary of the British Fairey Aviation Company
- Avions Fairey
- Fairey Marine Ltd, a shipbuilding company based on the River Hamble, Southampton, England
Aeroplanes
Many aeroplanes made by the Fairey Aviation Company (above) including:- Fairey Hamble BabyFairey Hamble Baby-See also:...
– 1917 - Fairey F.2 – 1917
- Fairey CampaniaFairey Campania|-See also:-Bibliography:*Taylor, H.A. Fairey Aircraft since 1915. London:Putnam, 1988. ISBN 0-370-00065-x....
– 1917 - Fairey IIIFairey IIIThe Fairey Aviation Company Fairey III was a family of British reconnaissance biplanes that enjoyed a very long production and service history in both landplane and seaplane variants...
– large biplane family, starting late 1917 - Fairey N.9Fairey N.9-References:* Bruce, J.M. British Aircraft 1914-18. London:Putnam, 1957.* Mason, Francis K. The British Bomber since 1914. London:Putnam, 1994. ISBN 0-85177-861-5.* Taylor, H.A. Fairey Aircraft since 1915. London:Putnam, 1974. ISBN 0-370-00065-x....
– 1917 - Fairey PintailFairey Pintail|-See also:-External links:*...
– 1920 - Fairey FlycatcherFairey Flycatcher-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Mason, Francis K. The British Fighter since 1912. Annapolis, Maryland, USA: Naval Institute Press, 1992. ISBN 1-55750-082-7.* Taylor, H A. Fairey Aircraft since 1915. London: Putnam, 1974. ISBN 0-370-00065-X....
– biplane fighter, 1922 - Fairey N.4 – 1923
- Fairey FawnFairey Fawn|-See also:...
– 1923 - Fairey Firefly I – 1925
- Fairey FremantleFairey Fremantle|-See also:...
– long range seaplane 1925 - Fairey FerretFairey FerretThe Fairey Ferret was a 1930s British general purpose biplane designed and built by the Fairey Aviation Company. It performed well in trials but it was not ordered into production.-Development:...
– 1925 - Fairey FoxFairey FoxThe Fairey Fox was a British light bomber and fighter biplane of the 1920s and 1930s. It was originally produced in Britain for the RAF, but continued in production and use in Belgium long after it was retired in Britain.-Fox I:...
– biplane bomber, 1925 - Fairey Long-range MonoplaneFairey Long-range Monoplane|-See also:-Bibliography:* Cooksley, Peter. "Long Range Fairey". Air Enthusiast, Fifty-one, August to October 1993.Stamford, UK:Key Publishing. ISSN 0143-5450. pp. 49–53....
– 1928 - Fairey Firefly II – 1929
- Fairey Fleetwing – 1929
- Fairey SealFairey Seal|-Operators:*Argentine Navy* Latvian Navy* Peruvian Air Force* Peruvian Navy* Royal Air Force* Fleet Air Arm-See also:-References:*Sturtivant, R...
– biplane torpedo bomber, reconnaissance floatplane, 1930 - Fairey GordonFairey Gordon|-See also:-External links:* * *...
– 1931 - Fairey G.4/31Fairey G.4/31The Fairey G.4/31 was a British single-engined, two-seat biplane contender for an Air Ministry specification for a multi-role or general purpose aircraft. Unsuccessful, only one was built.-Development:...
– general purpose 1934 - Fairey FC1 commercial airliner
- Fairey S.9/30 – 1934
- Fairey SwordfishFairey SwordfishThe Fairey Swordfish was a torpedo bomber built by the Fairey Aviation Company and used by the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy during the Second World War...
– biplane torpedo bomber, 1934 - Fairey Fantôme – single seat fighter 1935
- Fairey HendonFairey Hendon|-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Crosby, Francis. The World Encyclopedia of Fighters and Bombers. London: Lorenz Books ISBN 0-75481-616-8* Gallop, Alan. Time Flies: Heathrow At 60. Stroud: Sutton Publishing, 2005. ISBN 0-7509-3840-4...
– monoplane night bomber 1935 - Fairey BattleFairey BattleThe Fairey Battle was a British single-engine light bomber built by the Fairey Aviation Company in the late 1930s for the Royal Air Force. The Battle was powered by the same Rolls-Royce Merlin piston engine that gave contemporary British fighters high performance; however, the Battle was weighed...
– light bomber, 1936 - Fairey Seafox – reconnaissance floatplane, 1936
- Fairey P.4/34Fairey P.4/34-See also:-Bibliography:* Mason, Francis K. The British Bomber since 1914. London: Putnam Aeronautical Books, 1994. ISBN 0-85177-861-5.* Taylor, H.A. Fairey Aircraft since 1915. London: Putnam, 1974. ISBN 0-370-00065-x.-External links:**...
– 1937 - Fairey FulmarFairey FulmarThe Fairey Fulmar was a British carrier-borne fighter aircraft that served with the Fleet Air Arm during the Second World War. A total of 600 were built by Fairey Aviation at its Stockport factory between January 1940 and December 1942...
– carrier-borne fighter, 1940 - Fairey AlbacoreFairey AlbacoreThe Fairey Albacore was a British single-engine carrier-borne biplane torpedo bomber built by Fairey Aviation between 1939 and 1943 for the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm and used during the Second World War. It had a three-man crew and was designed for spotting and reconnaissance as well as delivering...
– carrier-borne biplane torpedo bomber, 1938 - Fairey BarracudaFairey BarracudaThe Fairey Barracuda was a British carrier-borne torpedo- and dive bomber used during the Second World War, the first of its type used by the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm to be fabricated entirely from metal. It was introduced as a replacement for the Fairey Swordfish and Fairey Albacore biplanes...
– carrier-borne divebomber/torpedo bomber, 1940 - Fairey FireflyFairey FireflyThe Fairey Firefly was a British Second World War-era carrier-borne fighter aircraft and anti-submarine aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm ....
– carrier-borne fighter, 1941 - Fairey SpearfishFairey Spearfish|-See also:-External links:* *...
– divebomber, 1945 - Fairey FB-1 GyrodyneFairey FB-1 Gyrodyne|-See also:-References:NotesBibliography* Charnov, Dr. Bruce H. Retrieved: 18 May 2007.* Green, William and Gerald Pollinger. The Observer's Book of Aircraft, 1958 edition...
– gyrodyne (autogyro/compound helicopter) 1947 - Fairey Jet GyrodyneFairey Jet Gyrodyne|-See also:-Bibliography:* Charnov, Dr. Bruce H. The Fairey Rotodyne: An Idea Whose Time Has Come – Again? Retrieved: 18 May 2007.* Green, William and Pollinger, Gerald...
– gyrodyne 1954 - Fairey PrimerFairey Primer|-References:NotesBibliography...
– trainer 1948 - Fairey GannetFairey GannetThe Fairey Gannet was a British carrier-borne anti-submarine warfare and airborne early warning aircraft of the post-Second World War era developed for the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm by the Fairey Aviation Company...
– carrier-borne ASW (later AEW) aircraft, 1949 - Fairey F.D.1 – experimental delta wing 1950
- Fairey F.D.2Fairey Delta 2The Fairey Delta 2 or FD2 was a British supersonic research aircraft produced by the Fairey Aviation Company in response to a specification from the Ministry of Supply for investigation into flight and control at transonic and supersonic speeds.The aircraft was the first to exceed 1000mph, and...
– record-setting delta-wing, 1954 - Fairey Ultra-light HelicopterFairey Ultra-light Helicopter|-See also:-Bibliography:...
(1955) - Fairey RotodyneFairey RotodyneThe Fairey Rotodyne was a 1950s British compound gyroplane designed and built by Fairey Aviation and intended for commercial and military applications...
– autogyro/compound helicopter 1957
Other
- Fairey FireflashFairey FireflashFireflash was the first British air-to-air guided missile. Constructed by Fairey Aircraft, the missile utilised radar beam-riding guidance. Generally unsuccessful, it served only in small numbers.-Development:...
, was the first British air-to-air missile - Fairey BandFairey BandThe Fairey Band is a brass band based in Heaton Chapel in Stockport, Greater Manchester.Its name comes from Sir Richard Fairey and the Fairey Aviation Company, famous in later years for the Fairey Delta 2 aircraft - the first aircraft in level flight to exceed 1,000mph, and had an important...
, is a brass band based in Heaton Chapel in Stockport, Greater Manchester