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Farlie the SpearFish

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[Thought I would repost this pic after drawing it by hand instead of tracing I used a few components from the original and thought this turned out fantastic ^^]

Classified as the most Dangerous of all aircraft in history the Cannibalistic Fairey Spearfish had a nasty reputation of eating enemy pilots or their own if ordered to do something they did not wish to do. Given only pistoles and a massive payload of two torpedos they kill a ship with one hit and even without weapons they tend to swarm larger creatures tearing into it without much effort. The last German battleships fell to these behemoths and with good reason their crews feared them.


General characteristics

Crew: 2
Length: 45 ft 0 in (13.7 m)
Wingspan: 60 ft 0 in (18.3 m)
Height: 16 ft 0 in (4.9 m)
Wing area: 530 ft² (49.2 m²)
Empty weight: 12,435 lb (5,640 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 22,050 lb (10,000 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Bristol Centaurus 57 18-cylinder radial engine, 2,585 hp (1,930 kW)
Propellers: five-bladed propeller

Performance

Maximum speed: 300 mph (480 km/h)
Cruise speed: 260 mph (415 km/h)
Range: 895 mi (1,440 km)
Service ceiling: 23,600 ft (7,200 m)
Rate of climb: 1,720 ft/min (8.74 m/s)

Armament

Guns: 4 × .50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns, two in the wings and two in a Frazer-Nash FN95 remote-controlled dorsal barbette
Rockets: 16× RP-3 rocket projectiles on underwing rails
Bombs: carried in an internal weapons bay; either:
2 × torpedo or
2,500 lb of bombs
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Kemmeth123's avatar

Wow that's absolutely awesome great job