Beardmore W.B.1

Beardmore W.B.1

The Beardmore W.B.1 was a British single-engine bomber biplane of World War I developed by Beardmore.Taylor 1990, p.56. ]

Development and design

In 1916, George Tighman Richards, the newly appointed chief designer of the aviation department of the Scottish shipbuilder William Beardmore, designed his first aircraft for Beardmore, the W.B.1. This was to be a single engined bomber for the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS), which was intended to carry out long gliding attacks to achieve surprise. It was a three-bay biplane with long span high aspect ratio wings, which were highly staggered. Mason 1994, p.75.] It was powered by a 230 hp (172 kW) BHP engine and first flew in early 1917.

The W.B.1 was delivered to the RNAS at Cranwell for evaluation on 8 June 1917. Lewis 1980, p.72.] 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.

pecifications

aerospecs
ref=Mason, The British Bomber since 1912 Mason 1994, p.76.]

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length m=10.01
length ft=32
length in=10
span m=18.75
span ft=61
span in=6
width m=
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height m=4.50
height ft=14
height in=9
wing area sqm=74.0
wing area sqft=796
empty weight kg=1,550
empty weight lb=3,410
gross weight kg=2,545
gross weight lb=5,600

eng1 number=1
eng1 type=Sunbeam "or" Beardmore Adriatic
eng1 kw=172
eng1 hp=230
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max speed kmh=147
max speed mph=91
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endurance h=7.3
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armament1=One .303 in Lewis gunon rear cockpit
armament2=660 lb (300 kg) bombs
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References

*cite book |title= The British Bomber since 1912|last=Lewis |first=Peter |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1980|edition= Third edition |publisher=Putnam |location= London|isbn= 0 370 30265 6 |pages= |url=
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*cite book |last= Taylor |first= Michael J. H. |title=Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War I |year=1990 |publisher=Studio Editions |location=London |pages=


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