Data Quality88%
01 / Overview
Fairey Barracuda
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1943–1945
Quantity
2,602
Operators
02 / Specs & Design
◎General5MOD.5
- First Flight1940
- Service Entry Year1943
- Crew3
- Primary Roletorpedo bomber / dive bomber / anti-submarine warfare
- GenerationWorld War II era
◈Powerplant4MOD.4
- Engine Typepiston
- Engine ModelRolls-Royce Merlin / Griffon
- Number of Engines1
- Internal Fuel1,800 kg
▣Performance9MOD.9
- Top Speed367 km/h
- Cruise Speed257 km/h
- Stall Speed111 km/h
- Service Ceiling5,060 m
- Ferry Range1,100 km
- Combat Radius370 km
- Rate of Climb4.6 m/s
- G-Limit3.5
- Takeoff Run305 m
◇Dimensions7MOD.7
- Length12.12 m
- Wingspan14.99 m
- Height4.62 m
- Wing Area34.09
- Empty Weight4,245 kg
- Loaded Weight6,000 kg
- Max Takeoff Weight6,386 kg
◆Armament5MOD.5
- Hardpoints2
- Weapons Payload730 kg
- Internal Gunnone
- Air-to-Ground MissilesNo
- Anti-Ship MissilesNo
▤Avionics & Stealth1MOD.1
- RadarASV Mk. II / ASV III / ASH
⬢Production & Cost3MOD.3
- Total Built2,100
- Operators4
- Variants5
▲Service History4MOD.4
- Retirement Year1950
- Production Start1941
- Production End1945
- Operational Statusretired
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1939First deployment: World War II
- 1943Production started
- 1945Production ended
83
years in service
2
years in production
2,602
units produced
4
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.
04 / Operators
Operator Countries4country
05 / MASS Score
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