Airco Amiens Aircraft
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Production Details | |
Design Company: |
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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 |
Dimensions | |
Span: |
65 ft 6 in |
Length: |
39 ft 7 in |
Height: |
14 ft 6 in |
Wing Area: |
837 sq ft |
Weights | |
Empty: |
5,585 lb |
Loaded: |
9,000 lb |
Performance | |
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 | |
None known | |
Web Sites | |
None known |