Maximum Range
337.9622 km
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Aircraft Weight Variants
| Aircraft |
Maximum Range (km) |
|
AD Scout |
337.9622 |
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All data (18 fields)
- Name
- AD Scout
- 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