SwordfishAlbacoreTBD DevastatorYou might think it's a simple biplane if you're not familiar with it, but actually this AlbacoreThis is the Royal Navy's multi-wing torpedo bomber, the Fairey AlbacoreOld-style aircraft were steel pipe skeletons clad in cloth whereas the Albacore was a strange airplane called a double-leaf fixed leg machine which was made with the latest technology, such as a Bristol Torus XII sleeve valve engine.ManufacturerFairey AviationFirst FlightCrewLengthHeightWidthEmpty WeightOverall Weight
Someone check, is "Overall" the right word?Power PlantBristol Torus XII 14 cylinder sleeve valve type reciprocating engine (1130 hp)In other words, the problem is that when the Albacore was mass-producedJapan already had the Type 97 monoplane torpedo bomberType 97 Torpedo Bomber
B5N Kate for you YanksFirst Flight in 1937
(Made by Nakajima)The United States already had the monoplane TBD Devastator with retractable gear but more advanced torpedo bombers had already been flyingIt is said that its performance was not very different from the Fairey Swordfish that it was supposed to replace...Top SpeedCruising speedRangeService CeilingArmament1 x 7.7 mm (.303 inch) nose-mounted machine gun1 x 7.7 mm (.303 inch) swivel-mounted machine gun700 kg worth of bombs1 x 760 kg torpedo1 x 7.7 mm (.303 inch) nose-mounted machine gun1-2 x 7.7 mm (.303 inch) swivel-mounted machine guns907 kg of bombs1 x 760 kg torpedoThat is why, in 1943, it was taken over by its successor, the Barracuda, and it was said that the Albacore was retired earlier than the SwordfishMorever, since the engine was unreliable and mobility was inferior, pilots tended to pick the Swordfish when given the choice
You might think it's a simple biplane if you're not familiar with it, but actually this Albacore
This is the Royal Navy's multi-wing torpedo bomber, the Fairey Albacore
Old-style aircraft were steel pipe skeletons clad in cloth whereas the Albacore was a strange airplane called a double-leaf fixed leg machine which was made with the latest technology, such as a Bristol Torus XII sleeve valve engine.
Manufacturer
Fairey Aviation
First Flight
Crew
Length
Height
Width
Empty Weight
Overall Weight
Someone check, is "Overall" the right word?
Power Plant
Bristol Torus XII 14 cylinder sleeve valve type reciprocating engine (1130 hp)
In other words, the problem is that when the Albacore was mass-produced
Japan already had the Type 97 monoplane torpedo bomber
Type 97 Torpedo Bomber
B5N Kate for you Yanks
First Flight in 1937
(Made by Nakajima)
The United States already had the monoplane TBD Devastator with retractable gear but more advanced torpedo bombers had already been flying
It is said that its performance was not very different from the Fairey Swordfish that it was supposed to replace...
Top Speed
Cruising speed
Range
Service Ceiling
Armament
1 x 7.7 mm (.303 inch) nose-mounted machine gun
1 x 7.7 mm (.303 inch) swivel-mounted machine gun
700 kg worth of bombs
1 x 760 kg torpedo
1 x 7.7 mm (.303 inch) nose-mounted machine gun
1-2 x 7.7 mm (.303 inch) swivel-mounted machine guns
907 kg of bombs
1 x 760 kg torpedo
That is why, in 1943, it was taken over by its successor, the Barracuda, and it was said that the Albacore was retired earlier than the Swordfish
Morever, since the engine was unreliable and mobility was inferior, pilots tended to pick the Swordfish when given the choice
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