| Manufacturer |
William Beardmore and Company |
Blériot Aéronautique |
| Description |
The Beardmore W.B.IV was a British single-engine biplane ship-based fighter of World War I developed by Beardmore. |
The Blériot XXXIII Canard Bleu was a middle-wing, two-seat tourism aircraft designed by Louis Bleriot. |
| First Flight |
1917-01-01 |
1912-01-01 |
| Designer |
G. Tilghman Richards |
Blériot Aéronautique |
| Length (m) |
7.9248 |
8 |
| Height (m) |
2.7432 |
|
| Cockpit Crew |
1 |
2 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
177.0278 |
115 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
4267.2 |
|
| Armament |
1x synchronized .303 in Vickers machine gun and one Lewis gun on tripod mounting |
|
| Endurance (h) |
2 |
|
| National Origin |
United Kingdom |
France |
| Number Built |
1 |
1 |
| Powerplant Description |
1 × Hispano-Suiza 8B V-8 water-cooled piston engine, 149 kW (200 hp) each |
1 × Gnome 7 Gamma 7-cylinder air-cooled rotary piston engine, 52 kW (70 hp) each |
| Status |
Prototype |
|
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beardmore_W.B.IV |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bl%C3%A9riot_XXXIII_Canard_Bleu |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
10.668 |
10.5 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
32.5161 |
24 |
| Aircraft Engine |
Hispano-Suiza 8 |
Gnome Gamma |
| Number of Engines |
1 |
1 |