The Beardmore W.B.1a was a British two-seater long-distance bomber biplane of World War I developed by Beardmore. The pilot and observer were seated in the rear of the fuselage, just before the tail section.[1]
Data from [1]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Capacity: 2
- Length: 32 ft 10 in (10.01 m)
- Wingspan: 70 ft (21 m)
- Height: 15 ft 8 in (4.78 m)
- Wing area: 946 sq ft (87.9 m2)
- Empty weight: 4,537 lb (2,058 kg)
- Gross weight: 8,900 lb (4,037 kg)
- Fuel capacity: 214 imp gal (257 US gal; 973 L)
- Powerplant: 1 × Galloway Atlantic , 500 hp (370 kW)
- Propellers: 4-bladed fixed-pitch propeller, 14 ft (4.3 m) diameter
- Propeller speed: 900 rpm
Performance
- Cruise speed: 110 mph (180 km/h, 96 kn)
- Endurance: 6 hours 30 minutes
- Wing loading: 9.4 lb/sq ft (46 kg/m2)
- Power/mass: 0.058 hp/lb (0.095 kW/kg)
- ^ a b Taylor, Michael J. H. (1990). Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War I. London: Studio Editions. p. 56.