MARTINSYDE G.100 And G.102

 

ORIGIN:

United Kingdom

DESCRIPTION:

Single-seat scout / fighter biplane

POWER PLANT:

One 90 kw (120 hp) Beardmore six-cylinder liquid-cooled engine which was a licence-built version of the Austro-Daimler 6 and was of 13,145 litres (851 cub in) and weighed 247 kg (545 lb)

SPECIFICATIONS:

  • Wingspan [upper and lower mainplanes]: 11.58 m (38 ft)
  • Length: 8.08 m (26 ft 6 in)
  • Height: 2.94 m (9 ft 8 in)
  • Wing area: 38.08 m² (410 sq ft)
  • Max speed at 1,981 m (6,500 ft): 153 km/h (95 mph)
  • Max speed at 3,048 m (10,000 ft): 140 km/h (87 mph)
  • Climb to 3,048 m (10,000 ft): 19 minutes
  • Service ceiling 4,267 m (14,000 ft): endurance 5 ½ hours
  • Empty weight: 797 kg (1,759 lb)
  • Loaded weight: 1,099 kg (2,424 lb)

PHOTO SOURCE:

g100-4.jpg (850×592) (airwar.ru)

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