Airco Amiens Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Airco, Hendon

First Flight:

4 March 1918

Amiens I:

2 - Airco

Amiens II:

1 - Airco

Amiens III:

216 - Airco 60 - Birmingham Carriage Co 18 - Siddeley Deasy 48 - Daimler 5 - NAF 2, Heaton Chapel 21 - Mann Egerton

Type Specification

Applies to:

Airco Amiens III

Type:

Day bomber

Wing:

Three bay biplane with equal span, unstaggered, unswept wings. Wooden structure with fabric covering. Ailerons on all four wings

Fuselage:

Fuselage mounted with lower wing at mid wing position. The fuselage has rectangular cross section and faired top surface. Wooden structure

Tail Unit:

Wire braced tailplane at top of fuselage with single fin and rudder

Landing Gear:

Split axle type main gear attached by V struts to inner wing struts and axle to the fuselage. Tail skid

Power Plant:

Two 400 hp Liberty 12 engines mounted between the wings driving two bladed propellers

Accommodation:

Crew of three, forward gunner and pilot in open cockpits forward of the wing, rear gunner in open cockpit aft of wing

Armament:

Single or twin Lewis guns in nose and amidships. Bomb load 900 lb

Span:

65 ft 6 in

Length:

39 ft 7 in

Height:

14 ft 6 in

Wing Area:

837 sq ft

Empty:

5,585 lb

Loaded:

9,000 lb

Max Speed:

112 mph at 10,000 ft

Climb:

15,000 ft in 34.5 min

Service Ceiling:

16,500 ft

Endurance:

6 hr

Preserved in British Museums

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