Fleet Finch

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The Fleet Finch (Fleet Model 16) 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.

Contents 1 Performance 2 Operators 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] 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)

[edit] Operators

• Canada.
  • Royal Canadian Air Force

[edit] See also

• List of British Commonwealth Air Training Plan facilities in Canada (specifies which BCATP schools used the Finch)

[edit] External links

• Web page for CF-GER, a restored Fleet Finch II, with performance figures