Siddeley R.T.1

1917


	Virtual Aircraft Museum / United Kingdom / Siddeley

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Specification

ENGINE	1 x 200hp Hispano-Suiza
WEIGHTS
Take-off weight	1228 kg	2707 lb
Empty weight	818 kg	1803 lb
DIMENSIONS
Wingspan	12.73 m	42 ft 9 in
Length	8.43 m	28 ft 8 in
Height	3.53 m	12 ft 7 in
Wing area	40.23 m²	433.03 sq ft
PERFORMANCE
Max. speed	174 km/h	108 mph
Ceiling	5486 m	18000 ft

Comments

Barry, 28.06.2016 16:04

Siddeley were one of many manufacturers of the R.A.F. R.E.8 and had heard that the upper wing on this machine had failed on a number of occasions. Taking the initiative they redesigned the wing and improved the location of the gunner and his gun and replaced the engine on two of the three prototypes with the Hispano-Suiza unit. Whilst the plane was an improvement over the earlier type the war was coming to an end and no foreseeable future was found for the R.T.1.

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