Among the various trials carried out by the Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment at Felixstowe on Swordfish was K5662 fitted out as a floatplane and equipped to carry a standard 18-inch naval torpedo. This aircraft was Fairey C/N F.2144. The photos were taken on 5 September 1936 and a report (F/138A) was produced which cleared the Swordfish in this mode as satisfactory in the air but was not too happy about its water-handling characteristics. It took a long time to unstick and this resulted in considerable quantities of sea water getting into the engine. Taxying in a circle of specified radius could not be achieved with the water rudders fitted. In the event, the Swordfish was not required to operate with torpedoes off water although they might have been of use in the Far East in place of the unfortunate land-based Vildebeests.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Fairey Swordfish - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1934

The Swordfish floatplane K5662 photographed at the time of its MAEE handling trials.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Fairey Swordfish - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1934

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Fairey Swordfish - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1934

The same aircraft carrying an 18in torpedo.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Fairey Swordfish - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1934