| Manufacturer |
William Beardmore and Company |
Auster Aircraft |
| Description |
The Beardmore W.B.IV was a British single-engine biplane ship-based fighter of World War I developed by Beardmore. |
The Beagle A.109 Airedale is a British light civil aircraft developed in the 1960s. |
| ICAO Code |
|
AIRD |
| First Flight |
1917-01-01 |
1961-04-16 |
| Designer |
G. Tilghman Richards |
Auster Aircraft |
| Type |
|
Civil utility aircraft |
| Length (m) |
7.9248 |
7.9248 |
| Height (m) |
2.7432 |
3.048 |
| Cockpit Crew |
1 |
1 |
| Max Seating |
|
3 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
177.0278 |
225.3082 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
|
214.0428 |
| Min Speed (km/h) |
|
83.6859 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
4267.2 |
3657.6 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
|
3.302 |
| Armament |
1x synchronized .303 in Vickers machine gun and one Lewis gun on tripod mounting |
|
| Capacity Description |
|
3 passengers |
| Endurance (h) |
2 |
|
| National Origin |
United Kingdom |
United Kingdom |
| Number Built |
1 |
43 |
| Powerplant Description |
1 × Hispano-Suiza 8B V-8 water-cooled piston engine, 149 kW (200 hp) each |
1 × Lycoming O-360-A1A air-cooled, four-cylinder horizontally-opposed engine, 134 kW (180 hp) each |
| Status |
Prototype |
|
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beardmore_W.B.IV |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beagle_Airedale |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
10.668 |
10.9728 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
32.5161 |
17.1871 |
| Flat Wing Aspect Ratio |
|
6.9 |
| Wake Category |
|
L |
| Aircraft Engine |
Hispano-Suiza 8 |
Lycoming O-360 |
| Number of Engines |
1 |
1 |