Parnall Pipit Aircraft

Production Details

Design Company:

George Parnall and Company

First Flight:

1928

Pipit:

2 - Parnall

Type Specification

Applies to:

Parnall Pipit

Type:

Single-seat shipboard fighter

Wing:

Single bay biplane with staggered, unswept, equal span wings. Interplane struts are of N design. Metal structure with fabric covering. Ailerons on lower wing only

Fuselage:

Fuselage mounted on lower wing. Metal structure of rectangular section faired to oval. Fabric covering

Tail Unit:

Cantilever tailplane and fin with split elevator and single rudder

Landing Gear:

Crossaxle type on oleo legs attached to wing root. Tail skid

Power Plant:

One 495 hp Rolls-Royce F.XI twelve-cylinder vee liquid-cooled engine in the nose driving a two bladed propeller

Accommodation:

Single seat for pilot in open cockpit aft of wings

Armament:

Two fixed forward-firing Vickers machine-guns on fuselage sides. Provision for bombs underwing

Span:

35 ft

Length:

26 ft

Height:

10 ft 5 in

Wing Area:

361 sq ft

Empty:

3,050 lb

Loaded:

3,980 lb

Max Speed:

173 mph at 3,000 ft

Climb:

1 min to 7,000 ft

Preserved in British Museums

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