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The Fairey FC1 was a British airliner project of the 1930s. Although an order was placed for 14 FC1s in 1938, work was stopped by the outbreak of the Second World War, and no examples were built. ==Development and design== In 1938, the British Air Ministry, eager to encourage the development of British commercial land planes, which were seen to be lagging behind foreign designs, issued a pair of specifications for new airliners, the first, Specification 14/38 for a long-range airliner, and the second, 15/38, for a short/medium haul aircraft. Specification 14/38 was issued to Short Brothers only, who produced their S.32 design to meet it, while 15/38 was issued to a number of companies, including Fairey Aviation and General Aircraft Limited.〔Taylor ''Air Enthusiast'' September 1972, p. 144.〕 Fairey's proposal, the FC1, was chosen as the winner of the competition in October 1938, and an order placed for two prototypes and twelve production aircraft, to be used by British Airways Ltd. on 12 November 1938.〔Taylor 1974, p. 299.〕〔Taylor ''Air Enthusiast'' September 1972, p. 146.〕 The FC1 was a four-engined low-winged monoplane with a pressurized cabin accommodating 26 passengers and a crew of 5. A nosewheel undercarriage was fitted, while the wings were fitted with Fairey-Youngman Flaps to aid take-off and landing performance. Four Bristol Taurus radial engines were to power the aircraft.〔Taylor 1974, pp. 301–302.〕〔Taylor ''Air Enthusiast'' September 1972, pp. 147–148.〕 Charles Richard Fairey is said to have spent at least ₤1 million out of his own pocket on the project. The project was cancelled on 17 October 1939 following the outbreak of the Second World War in September. Fairey proposed restarting the project after the end of the war in 1945, fitting more modern engines, but nothing came of the proposal.〔Taylor 1976, pp. 302–303.〕 The then Secretary of State for Air when asked in the House of Commons, questions regarding the journey from London to Singapore made by Imperial Airways, if there were any modern aircraft being constructed for Imperial Airways by which might reduce the journey time replied; "It is intended to speed up progressively the time-table of the Empire Service by an extension of night flying and also, in due course, by the construction of aircraft, prototype production orders for which have already been placed for 14 aircraft being constructed by Fairey's, for completion in 1941 or 1942, to be used on this and other routes."〔Some Past Achievements and Future Problems : Post-war Developments By W. NICHOLS, A.R.Ae.S, Flight Global 1941〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fairey FC1」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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