ANEC III Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Air Navigation and Engineering Co

First Flight:

23 March 1926

ANEC III:

3 - ANEC Addlestone

Type Specification

Applies to:

ANEC III

Type:

Transport aircraft designed for the Larkin Aircraft Supply Co Ltd, Australia

Wing:

Two-bay biplane with unequal span, unstaggered wings. Lower wing of smaller chord than upper. Ailerons on all four wings

Fuselage:

Wooden fuselage of rectangular section completely filling interplane gap. Plywood covered forward section, remainder fabric

Tail Unit:

Cantilever tailplane with split elevators and single fin and rudder

Landing Gear:

Cross-axle type attached to fuselage lower longeron by Vee struts. Tail skid

Power Plant:

One 350 hp Rolls-Royce Eagle VIII water-cooled engine in the nose

Accommodation:

Enclosed cabin for six passengers between wings with pilot in open cockpit forward of wing

Span:

60 ft 6 in

Length:

45 ft 0 in

Height:

Unknown

Wing Area:

740 sq ft

Tare:

3,470 lb

All-up:

5,600 lb

Max Speed:

105 mph

Preserved in British Museums

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