| Derived from the F.K.9, but embodying considerable redesign,
the F.K.10 two-seat fighter-reconnaissance
quadruplane retained virtually no more than the basic
wing structure of its immediate predecessor. A production
contract for 50 F.K.10s was given to Angus Sanderson
& Company of Newcastle-on-Tyne on 30
December 1916 on behalf of the RFC, but only five aircraft
were destined to be completed before the contract
was cancelled. Three were ordered for the RNAS, two
of these from the Phoenix Dynamo Manufacturing
Company and one from Armstrong Whitworth, these
eventually being completed and tested. The F.K.10 was
normally powered by a 130hp Clerget 9B rotary, but at
least one was flown with a 110hp Le Rhone, and armament
comprised one fixed 7.7mm Vickers
gun and one free 7.7mm Lewis.
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WEIGHTS |
Take-off weight | 916 kg | 2019 lb |
Empty weight | 560 kg | 1235 lb |
DIMENSIONS |
Wingspan | 8.48 m | 28 ft 10 in |
Length | 6.78 m | 22 ft 3 in |
Height | 3.50 m | 12 ft 6 in |
Wing area | 36.27 m2 | 390.41 sq ft |
PERFORMANCE |
Max. speed | 135 km/h | 84 mph |
ubaTaeCJ, e-mail, 21.02.2025 16:19 20 reply | grahamclayton, e-mail, 07.05.2023 06:46 Maintenance and repairs to the four wings would have been a nightmare. reply | wanqian, 20.06.2011 07:50 Thomas Fattorini's Flying Log Book has an entry 10 Aug 1917 for a "small A.W." with 90 R.A.F. engine. reply | ttttt, e-mail, 28.09.2010 22:51 hdggsdfdyfeghgff reply |
| Teneille, e-mail, 23.09.2010 22:39 cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! reply | Tom Fattorini, e-mail, 09.03.2008 17:04 Thomas Fattorini's Flying Log Book has an entry 10 Aug 1917 for a "small A.W." with 90 R.A.F. engine. Would this be an Armstrong Whitworth if so which? reply |
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