AD Navyplane
AD Navyplane | |
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Role | Reconnaissance aircraft |
Manufacturer | Air Department/Supermarine |
Designer | Harold Bolas |
First flight | August 1916 |
Introduction | n/a |
Retired | 1917-09-27 |
Status | Cancelled |
Primary user | Royal Naval Air Service |
Produced | January 1916 |
Number built | 1 |
The AD Navyplane was designed by the
The Navyplane was designed by the Admiralty's
Two examples were ordered in 1916 for the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS).[2] Serial numbers were allocated for seven Navyplanes (9095-'96, N.1070-'74) but just one prototype (9095) was completed.[3] Tests of this Supermarine-built prototype commenced in August 1916 (flown by Lieutenant-Commander John Seddon) but proved seriously underpowered and unsatisfactory. The engine was replaced with an AR.1 rotary engine (which was later redesignated the BR.1 for Bentley Rotary 1) and retested in May 1917. However, even without a military load and observer, the Navyplane's performance still proved to be poor,[4] and the design was abandoned on 27 August 1917,[citation needed] with no second prototype being produced.
Supermarine attempted to design an improved version to replace the
Data from British Aeroplanes 1914-18 [5]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
Performance
- Endurance: 6 hr
- Time to altitude: 30 min to 2,000 ft (610 m)
Armament
- Guns: 1× .303 in (0.770 mm) Lewis machine gunon flexible mount for observer
- Bombs: Provision for bombs[4]
See also
References
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Andrews, C. F., and Morgan, E. B. Supermarine Aircraft since 1914. London:Putnam, 1987, ISBN 0-85177-800-3.
- Bruce, J.M . British Aeroplanes 1914-18. London:Putnam, 1957.
- Mason, Francis K. The British Bomber since 1914. London:Putnam, 1994. ISBN 0-85177-861-5.