In 1916, G. Tilghman 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.[2] It was powered by a 230 hp (172 kW) BHP engine and first flew in early 1917.[3]
The W.B.1 was delivered to the RNAS at Cranwell for evaluation on 8 June 1917.[4] 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.[3]
Specificationsedit
Data from Mason, The British Bomber since 1912 [3]
Lewis, Peter (1980). The British Bomber since 1912 (Third ed.). London: Putnam. ISBN0-370-30265-6.
Mason, Francis K. (1994). The British Bomber since 1912. London: Putnam. ISBN0-85177-861-5.
Owers, Colin (2023). Beardmore Aircraft of WWI: A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes. Great War Aviation Centennial Series. Vol. 69. n.p.: Aeronaut Books. ISBN978-1-953201-69-0.
Taylor, Michael J. H. (1990). Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War I. London: Studio Editions.
March 13, 2024
beardmore, british, single, engine, bomber, biplane, world, developed, beardmore, 1role, bombernational, origin, britishmanufacturer, beardmoredesigner, tilghman, richardsfirst, flight, 1917status, prototypenumber, built, contents, development, design, specifi. The Beardmore W B 1 was a British single engine bomber biplane of World War I developed by Beardmore 1 W B 1Role BomberNational origin BritishManufacturer BeardmoreDesigner G Tilghman RichardsFirst flight 1917Status PrototypeNumber built 1 Contents 1 Development and design 2 Specifications 3 References 4 SourcesDevelopment and design editIn 1916 G Tilghman 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 2 It was powered by a 230 hp 172 kW BHP engine and first flew in early 1917 3 The W B 1 was delivered to the RNAS at Cranwell for evaluation on 8 June 1917 4 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 3 Specifications editData from Mason The British Bomber since 1912 3 General characteristicsCrew 1 Length 32 ft 10 in 10 01 m Wingspan 61 ft 6 in 18 75 m Height 14 ft 9 in 4 50 m Wing area 796 sq ft 74 0 m2 Empty weight 3 410 lb 1 550 kg Gross weight 5 600 lb 2 545 kg Powerplant 1 Sunbeam or Galloway Adriatic 230 hp 172 kW Performance Maximum speed 91 mph 147 km h 79 kn Endurance 7 3 hoursArmament One 303 in Lewis gun on rear cockpit 660 lb 300 kg bombsReferences edit Taylor 1990 p 56 Mason 1994 p 75 a b c Mason 1994 p 76 Lewis 1980 p 72 Sources editLewis Peter 1980 The British Bomber since 1912 Third ed London Putnam ISBN 0 370 30265 6 Mason Francis K 1994 The British Bomber since 1912 London Putnam ISBN 0 85177 861 5 Owers Colin 2023 Beardmore Aircraft of WWI A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes Great War Aviation Centennial Series Vol 69 n p Aeronaut Books ISBN 978 1 953201 69 0 Taylor Michael J H 1990 Jane s Fighting Aircraft of World War I London Studio Editions Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Beardmore W B 1 amp oldid 1210249420, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
