Fairey answered a First World War Air Ministry requirement for very large flying boats with Atlanta and Titania. At the time, they were described as the largest flying boats in the world. Development and construction took so long that Atlanta did not fly until 1923, with the other aircraft following two years later. Their delay shows the gap between Fairey's ambitious designs and its ability to put them into production on time.
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Giant flying boats expose Fairey's production lag
The Atlanta and Titania were once the world's largest flying boats, but their long development stretched years beyond the wartime order.