A submarine based sea surveillance aircraft, United Kingdom, 1926
Engine: Armstrong Siddeley Moongoose III C, 148 hp
Length: 22.507 ft / 6.86 m
Wingspan: 28.412 ft / 8.66 m
Wing area: 174.377 sq.ft. / 16.2 sq.m
Max take off weight: 1949.2 lb / 884.0 kg
Weight empty: 1314.2 lb / 596.0 kg
Max. speed: 98 kt / 182 km/h
Wing loading: 11.28 lb/sq.ft / 55.0 kg/sq.m
Range: 216 nm / 400 km
Endurance: 2 h
Crew: 2
1923
Possum
Engine: 1 x 450hp Napier Lion
Max take-off weight: 2858 kg / 6301 lb
Wingspan: 14.02 m / 46 ft 0 in
Length: 11.89 m / 39 ft 0 in
Height: 4.20 m / 14 ft 9 in
Wing area: 72.20 sq.m / 777.15 sq ft
Max. speed: 170 km/h / 106 mph
Cruise speed: 142 km/h / 88 mph
Armament: 2 x 7.7mm
Crew: 3
1920
Puffin
Engine: 1 x 450hp Napier Lion II
Max take-off weight: 2260 kg / 4982 lb
Wingspan: 12.19 m / 40 ft 0 in
Length: 9.10 m / 30 ft 10 in
Height: 3.52 m / 12 ft 7 in
Max. speed: 177 km/h / 110 mph
Cruise speed: 148 km/h / 92 mph
Armament: 2 x 7.7mm
Crew: 1
The 1930 Parnall Prawn had a Variable Geometry Engine / Thrust Vectoring.
Prawn
Engine: 1 x 65hp A.C. Ricardo-Burt
Wingspan: 8.53 m / 28 ft 0 in
Length: 5.49 m / 18 ft 0 in
Height: 2.13 m / 7 ft 0 in
Max. speed: 161 km/h / 100 mph
Cruise speed: 128 km/h / 80 mph
Crew: 1
Air Ministry Specification G.4/31 called for a General Purpose aircraft, capable of level bombing, army co-operation, dive bombing, reconnaissance, casualty evacuation and torpedo bombing. The Vickers Type 253 won against the Fairey G.4/31, Westland PV-7, Handley Page HP.47, Armstrong Whitworth AW.19, Blackburn B-7, Hawker PV-4 and the Parnell G.4/31.
One prototype, first flown in 1935. No production.
Engine: 1 x 630hp Bristol Pegasus IM3
Max take-off weight: 3087 kg / 6806 lb
Wingspan: 17.37 m / 57 ft 0 in
Length: 10.90 m / 36 ft 9 in
Height: 4.57 m / 15 ft 0 in
Wing area: 63.82 sq.m / 686.95 sq ft
Max. speed: 266 km/h / 165 mph
Armament: 2 x 7.7mm machine-guns, 680kg of bombs or a torpedo
Crew: 2
1926
1934
The Parnel Elf was designed by Harold Bolas as a two-seat touring biplane. First flown in 1929 the Elf I was powered by a 105 hp ADC Hermes I engine and had a top speed of 116 mph.
The Elf II followed, powered by a 120 hp Hermes II which raised the top speed to 125 mph. Only two Elf II were built; G-AAIN and G-AAIO.
Elf I
Engine: 105 hp ADC Hermes I
Max speed: 116 mph
Elf II
Engine: 120 hp Hermes II
Wingspan: 31 ft 3.5 in
Length: 22 ft 10.5 in
All up weight: 1800 lb
Max speed: 125 mph
Two-seat carrier-borne spotter and reconnaissance biplane of 1917 powered by a 171kW Bentley B.R.2 engine. One hundred and fifty served with the FAA from 1919 until 1926.
A deck landing aircraft of the Japanese navy.
Engine: 1 x Bently B.R.2, 172kW
Max take-off weight: 1177 kg / 2595 lb
Empty weight: 602 kg / 1327 lb
Wingspan: 8.99 m / 30 ft 6 in
Length: 7.95 m / 26 ft 1 in
Height: 3.2 m / 11 ft 6 in
Wing area: 31.21 sq.m / 335.94 sq ft
Max. speed: 175 km/h / 109 mph
Ceiling: 4420 m / 14500 ft
Armament: 1 x 7.7mm machine-gun
1923
Pixie II
Max take-off weight: 209 kg / 461 lb
Empty weight: 127 kg / 280 lb
Wingspan: 5.50 m / 18 ft 1 in
Length: 5.50 m / 18 ft 1 in
Height: 1.82 m / 7 ft 0 in
Max. speed: 168 km/h / 104 mph
Cruise speed: 132 km/h / 82 mph
Crew: 2
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