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2 unusual facts about Fairey N.9


Fairey N.9

In 1917 Fairey Aviation produced two separate designs to meet Admiralty Specification N.2(a) for a two-seat carrier-based seaplane for the Royal Naval Air Service, one powered by a Rolls-Royce Falcon engine, and a larger aircraft powered by a more powerful Sunbeam Maori.

Power was from a 200 hp (149 kW) Rolls-Royce Falcon engine with radiators on each side of the engine.



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