Fairey Hamble Baby

One of the problems encountered by the Sopwith Baby seaplane was generating sufficient lift at takeoff while carrying a bomb load. Fairey approached the problem by turning the trailing edges of the wings into lift-increasing flaps during takeoff and reverting them to normal aileron use while airborne. The Babys performed coastal patrol form England and Mediterranean bases as well as working from the seaplane carrier Empress.

The last batch of seventy-four machines were built as a conventional landplane and were known as the Parnell Hamble Baby Convert.

1:144 Scale

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