Flanders Biplane

This, I believe, is the Flanders B2 only one of which was built and was eventually sold to the Admiralty in 1914 and was used by the R.N.A.S. at Great Yarmouth as a hack. It flew with a number of different engines finally settling for a 70 h.p. Gnome Rotary.

Crew 2
Span 43'0" Length 31'6" Wing area 400 sq ft
Empty weight 607 lb Gross weight 1,100 lb

Maximum speed 56 mph

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