Pemberton-Billing P.B.9
| P.B.9 | |
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| Role | Single-seat Scout |
| National origin | United Kingdom |
| Manufacturer | Pemberton-Billing Limited |
| Designer | Noel Pemberton-Billing |
| First flight | August 1914 |
| Primary user | Royal Naval Air Service |
| Number built | 1 |
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The Pemberton-Billing P.B.9 was a First World War British single-seat scout aircraft built by Pemberton-Billing Limited, which later became the Supermarine Aviation Works, only one P.B.9 was built.[1]
Design and development
The P.B.9 was a single-seat open cockpit equal span biplane scout.[1] It was powered by a 50 hp (36 kW) Gnome rotary engine and had a fixed landing gear with a tail skid.[1] It was built within a week (giving rise to the nickname "Seven Day Bus") and was first flown August 1914.[2] Although the aircraft performed well only one was built which was later used by the Royal Naval Air Service as a trainer.[1]
Operators
Specifications
Data from Thetford 1958[3]
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 20 ft in (6.1 m)
- Wingspan: 26 ft in (7.93 m)
- Powerplant: 1 × Gnome rotary engine, 50 hp (37 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 78 mph (126 km/h)
- Endurance: 3 hours
- Rate of climb: 500 ft/min (2.5 m/s)
References
Notes
Bibliography
- The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.
- Mason, Francis K. (1992). The British Fighter since 1912. Annapolis, Maryland, USA: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-082-7.
- Thetford, Owen (1958). British Naval Aircraft 1912-58. London: Putnam Publishing. p. 379.
See also
- Related lists
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