Fleet Finch
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The Fleet Finch is a two-seat, tandem training biplane produced by Fleet Aircraft Ltd. of Fort Erie, Ontario. There were two variations: the Finch I, with a 160 horsepower engine, and the Finch II, with a 125 horsepower engine. Over several years beginning in 1939, a total of 437 Finches were built, nearly all (430) of them for use as elementary trainers in the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan during World War II.
Performance
This figures are for the 125 horsepower Finch II:
- Empty weight: 1,222 lb (509 kg)
- Maximum gross weight: 2,000 lb (908 kg)
- Cruise speed: 85 statute miles/hour (76 knots, 137 kilometers/hour)
- Range: 300 statute miles (261 nautical miles, 483 kilometers)
- Service ceiling: 10,500 feet (3,200 metres)
- Rate of climb: 435 feet/minute (132 metres/minute)
Operators
- Canada.
See also
- List of British Commonwealth Air Training Plan facilities in Canada (specifies which BCATP schools used the Finch)
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