Beardmore W.B.1
| W.B.1 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Bomber |
| National origin | British |
| Manufacturer | Beardmore |
| Designer | G. Tilghman Richards |
| First flight | 1917 |
| Status | Prototype |
| Number built | 1 |
The Beardmore W.B.1 was a British single-engine bomber biplane of World War I developed by Beardmore.[1]
Development and design
In 1916,
The W.B.1 was delivered to the RNAS at Cranwell for evaluation on 8 June 1917.[4] By this time however, the larger and more capable Handley Page O/100 was in production and the W.B.1 was rejected by the RNAS.[3]
Specifications
Data from Mason, The British Bomber since 1912 [3]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 32 ft 10 in (10.01 m)
- Wingspan: 61 ft 6 in (18.75 m)
- Height: 14 ft 9 in (4.50 m)
- Wing area: 796 sq ft (74.0 m2)
- Empty weight: 3,410 lb (1,550 kg)
- Gross weight: 5,600 lb (2,545 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Sunbeam or Galloway Adriatic , 230 hp (172 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 91 mph (147 km/h, 79 kn)
- Endurance: 7.3 hours
Armament
References
Sources
- Lewis, Peter (1980). The British Bomber since 1912 (Third ed.). London: Putnam. ISBN 0-370-30265-6.
- Mason, Francis K. (1994). The British Bomber since 1912. London: Putnam. ISBN 0-85177-861-5.
- Owers, Colin (2023). Beardmore Aircraft of WWI: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes. Great War Aviation Centennial Series. Vol. 69. n.p.: Aeronaut Books. ISBN 978-1-953201-69-0.
- Taylor, Michael J. H. (1990). Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War I. London: Studio Editions.