| The first original design produced by Mann Egerton
and Company, which had previously manufactured
various aircraft types under licence, the Type H singleseat
shipboard fighter was designed by J W Carr to
Specification N.1a. Powered by a 200hp Hispano-Suiza
8Bd eight-cylinder water-cooled engine, the Type H
was an equi-span unstaggered two-bay biplane armed
with a single fixed 7.7mm Vickers gun
motmted to port on the fuselage and a Lewis gun of similar calibre mounted above the wing centre section.
The wings could be folded manually and the first prototype
had a large, flush-fitting float attached to the
underside of the fuselage. In addition, flotation
chambers were included in the fuselage, and the
undercarriage, which was attached to the underside of
the float, could be jettisoned in the event that the aircraft
was forced to alight on water. Flight testing of the
first prototype commenced in the autumn of 1917, but
the aircraft failed flotation testing and was therefore
considered unacceptable. The second prototype differed
in having inflatable flotation bags in place of the
fixed float, a more conventional undercarriage and a
horn-balanced rudder. This aircraft underwent official
testing during December 1917, but the Type H was not
accepted for service use and further development was
discontinued.
 | A three-view drawing (1278 x 884) |
MODEL | Type H (2nd prototype) |
WEIGHTS |
Take-off weight | 1055 kg | 2326 lb |
Empty weight | 798 kg | 1759 lb |
DIMENSIONS |
Wingspan | 9.37 m | 31 ft 9 in |
Length | 6.68 m | 22 ft 11 in |
Height | 2.73 m | 9 ft 11 in |
Wing area | 28.80 m2 | 310.00 sq ft |
PERFORMANCE |
Max. speed | 182 km/h | 113 mph |
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