| Manufacturer |
Air Department |
William Beardmore and Company |
| Description |
The AD Navyplane ( also AD.1 Navyplane) was designed by the British Admiralty's Air Department as a reconnaissance aircraft for use during World War I. |
The Beardmore W.B.XXVI (W.B.26) was a prototype British two-seat fighter of the 1920s. |
| First Flight |
1916-08-01 |
1925-01-01 |
| Service End |
1917-08-27 |
|
| Designer |
Harold Bolas |
W.S. Shackleton |
| Type |
Reconnaissance aircraft |
|
| Length (m) |
8.2296 |
8.2296 |
| Height (m) |
3.6576 |
|
| Cockpit Crew |
2 |
2 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
103.8027 |
233.3549 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
396.24 |
6096 |
| Armament |
1× .303 in (0.770 mm) Lewis machine gun on flexible mount for observer; Provision for bombs |
:* 2× fixed forward firing Beardmore-Farquhar machine guns :* 1 or 2 flexibly-mounted Beardmore-Farquhar machine guns on a Scarff ring |
| Endurance (h) |
6 |
4 |
| National Origin |
|
United Kingdom |
| Number Built |
1 |
1 |
| Powerplant Description |
1 × Bentley A.R.1 rotary engine, 112 kW (150 hp) each |
1 × Rolls-Royce Eagle IX V-12 water-cooled piston engine, 268 kW (360 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
Royal Naval Air Service |
|
| Status |
Cancelled |
Prototype |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AD_Navyplane |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beardmore_W.B.XXVI |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
10.9728 |
11.2776 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
33.8167 |
33.0735 |
| Number of Engines |
1 |
1 |