| Manufacturer |
Aichi Kokuki |
William Beardmore and Company |
| Description |
The Aichi AB-2 was a prototype Japanese reconnaissance floatplane of the 1930s. |
The Beardmore W.B.V was a prototype British single-engine shipborne biplane fighter of World War I developed by Beardmore. |
| First Flight |
1930-01-01 |
1917-12-03 |
| Designer |
Tetsuo Miki |
G. Tilghman Richards |
| Length (m) |
8.24 |
8.1 |
| Height (m) |
3.446 |
3.61 |
| Cockpit Crew |
2 |
1 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
180.3846 |
180 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
129.6399 |
|
| Min Speed (km/h) |
71.8575 |
72 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
|
4270 |
| Armament |
1× fixed forward-firing 7.7 mm machine gun and 1 machine gun in rear cockpit; 2× 30 kg (66 lb) bombs |
One 37 mm Le Puteaux quick firing gun firing through the propeller shaft or One .303 in Vickers machine gun and one Lewis gun |
| Endurance (h) |
5.9 |
2 |
| National Origin |
Japan |
United Kingdom |
| Number Built |
2 |
2 |
| Powerplant Description |
1 × Aichi AC-1 9-cylinder air-cooled radial engine, 246 kW (330 hp) each |
1 × Hispano-Suiza 8, 149 kW (200 hp) each |
| Status |
|
Prototype |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aichi_AB-2 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beardmore_W.B.V |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
11 |
10.92 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
36 |
36.6 |
| Aircraft Engine |
Aichi AC-1 |
Hispano-Suiza 8 |
| Number of Engines |
1 |
1 |