Mann Egerton Type B Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

Mann, Egerton & Co Ltd

First Flight:

1916

Type B:

10 - Mann, Egerton & Co Ltd, Norwich

Type Specification

Applies to:

Mann Egerton Type B

Type:

Two seat reconnaissance, and bombing seaplane developed from Short 184

Wing:

Two bay biplane with unswept, unequal span, unstaggered wings. Upper wing extension braced by king-posts above wing. Wooden structure with fabric covering. Ailerons on upper wings

Fuselage:

Box section fuselage with curved upper decking mounted on lower wing

Tail Unit:

Wire and strut braced tailplane with split elevator together with single fin and rudder

Landing Gear:

Twin floats under the forward fuselage with small floats under wingtips and tail

Power Plant:

One 225 hp Sunbeam engine in the nose driving a two bladed propeller

Accommodation:

Tandem open cockpits for crew aft of wing. Pilot forward, gunner behind

Armament:

One Lewis gun aft and provision for bombs under fuselage

Span:

Unknown

Length:

Unknown

Height:

Unknown

Empty:

Unknown

Speed:

Unknown

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