Radley-England waterplanes
Radley-England Waterplane | |
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Radley-England II | |
Role | Racing aircraft |
Designer | James Radley and Gordon England[1] |
First flight | 1913[1] |
Number built | 1[1] |
The Radley-England Waterplane was a British floatplane designed and built by James Radley and Gordon England to take place in the 1913 Circuit of Britain race. Damaged before the start of the race, it was unable to compete and was subsequently rebuilt as the Radley-England Waterplane 2[1]
Design and development
The Radley-England Waterplane was a twin-hulled
A number of successful flights were made at Huntingdon in April 1913 with Gordon England at the controls,[2] using a temporary wheeled undercarriage. It was then taken to Shoreham for further trials. During these England ran over a buoy when landing, tearing the bottom out of one of the hulls.[1]
The aircraft was subsequently rebuilt in a modified form. The flat bottomed hulls were replaced with a pair of
Specifications (Waterplane 2)
Data from British Aircraft 1809-1914[1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Capacity: 2
- Length: 29 ft 9 in (9.07 m)
- Wingspan: 51 ft 7.5 in (15.735 m)
- Wing area: 560 sq ft (52 m2)
- Gross weight: 2,500 lb (1,134 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × piston engine, 150 hp (110 kW)
- Propellers: 4-bladed Lang, 9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) diameter
Performance
- Cruise speed: 60 mph (97 km/h, 52 kn)
- Endurance: 10 hours
Notes
References
- Lewis, Peter (1962). British Aircraft 1809-1914. London: Putnam. pp. 408–409.
- "Testing the Radley-England Hydro-Aeroplane". Flight. 19 April 1913. Retrieved 31 December 2012.