Specification O.8/38

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Specification O.8/38 was a British Air Ministry requirement issued in the late 1930s for a carrier-based fighter aircraft that led to the development of the Fairey Fulmar.

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Specification O.8/38 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Air Ministry specification
military aircraft requirement
aircraftConfigurationRequired two-seat fighter
aircraftRole carrier-based fighter
fighter
fleet defence
category British military aircraft specification
Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm requirement
country United Kingdom
historicalPeriod pre-Second World War
intendedEnvironment naval aviation
intendedLaunchPlatform aircraft carrier
intendedOperator Fleet Air Arm
issueDate late 1930s
issuer British Air Ministry
linked to: Air Ministry
language English
primaryContractor Fairey Aviation Company
purpose carrier-based fighter requirement
relatedTo Fairey Fulmar prototype
linked to: Fairey Fulmar

Fleet Air Arm fighter modernisation in the late 1930s
resultedIn Fairey Fulmar
scope design and performance requirements for a carrier-based fighter
serviceBranch Royal Navy
status fulfilled by Fairey Fulmar design
successorAircraft Fairey Fulmar

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Fairey Fulmar designedToMeet Specification O.8/38