Poll: Awesome Or Ugly? 1928 Fairey Long-Range Monoplane
Friday, August 17, 2012 at 10:53PM 
The rather large and unusual 1928 Fairey Long-Range Monoplane
Please vote in the poll at the bottom of the post to let me know if you think the Fairey Long-Range Monoplane is Awesome, Ugly, or both : )
If you've been paying close attention to this fairly new poll feature I call 'Awesome or Ugly?' you'll have noticed that this is only the third posting, but the second one to include an airplane built by Fairey. That's purely a coincidence. I will add however that the trend so far has been for me to post airplanes that I think lean well over on the 'awesome' side of the fence. That may change in the future, but for now that trend continues as I think this 1928 Fairey Long-Range Monoplane is extremely awesome.
With an internally braced and fabric covered wing with an 82 foot span, the Long-Range Monoplane was an exercise in learning more about how to make an airplane travel very long distances. Two of these 570hp Napier Lion powered aircraft were built, with the first having a tragic accident in 1929 while on a second attempt to set a distance record. The second aircraft was built in 1931 and it then set a long-distance world record of 5,410 miles in 1933. Imagine flying 50 hours or more in an aircraft like this! What an amazing time in the history of aviation.
A lean fuselage, loads of wing and some big wheels: Fairey Long-Range Monoplane
Reader Comments (4)
Great stuff! I l love these kinds of posts, and the stories behind some of these truly bizarre aircraft. Thanks for sharing.
Looks like one of those generic looking r/c trainers.
Looks like it could haul a whale of a load.
A magnificent looking aircraft. Great part from a great website.