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. It was effective: the Baby could carry two 65lb bombs with relative ease for such a modestly sized and powered aeroplane. 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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