The Lowe Marlburian was a 1920s British two-seat monoplane design by F. Harold Lowe.^[1][2]

Design and development

The Marlburian was a two-seat braced monoplane powered by a Gnome rotary engine.^[1] It was built during 1921 by Lowe at Heaton near Newcastle upon Tyne.^[1] The seventh aircraft built by a 20-year-old Lowe, it took 840 hours to build the aircraft, with everything but the engine, wheels, propeller and instruments being made from raw materials.^[2] The two occupants sat side by side. It was registered G-EBEX on 7 October 1922, the aircraft crashed on 25 November 1922.^[1]

Specifications

Data from ^[2] Flight

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 17 ft 0 in (5.18 m)
• Wingspan: 28 ft 6 in (8.69 m)
• Height: 8 ft 4 in (2.54 m)
• Wing area: 107 sq ft (9.9 m²)
• Empty weight: 450 lb (204 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Gnome rotary engine , 60 hp (45 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 100 mph (160 km/h, 87 kn)
• Cruise speed: 85 mph (137 km/h, 74 kn) ^[3]
• Stall speed: 33 mph (53 km/h, 29 kn) ^[3]