| Manufacturer |
Air Department |
| Description |
The AD Scout (also known as the Sparrow) was designed by Harris Booth of the British Admiralty's Air Department as a fighter aircraft to defend Britain from Zeppelin bombers during World War I. |
| First Flight |
1915-01-01 |
| Designer |
Harris Booth |
| Type |
Fighter |
| Length (m) |
6.7056 |
| Height (m) |
3.048 |
| Cockpit Crew |
1 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
135.1849 |
| Armament |
1x 2-pounder (40 mm) Davis recoilless gun (intended, but never fitted in view of the fragility of the Scout's construction) |
| Number Built |
4 |
| Powerplant Description |
1 × Gnome Monosoupape 9 Type B-2 9-cylinder air-cooled rotary piston engine, 75 kW (100 hp) each |
| Primary Users |
Royal Naval Air Service - testing only |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AD_Scout |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
10.0584 |
| Aircraft Engine |
Gnome Monosoupape |
| Number of Engines |
1 |