Roe II Triplane

Roe II Triplane
General information
Type	Experimental aircraft
Manufacturer	Avro
Designer	Alliott Verdon Roe
Number built	2
History
First flight	April 1910

The Roe II Triplane, sometimes known as the Mercury, ^[1] was an early British aircraft and the first product of the Avro company. It was designed by Alliott Verdon Roe as a sturdier development of his wood-and-paper Roe I Triplane. Two examples were built, one as a display machine for Roe's new firm, and the second was sold to W. G. Windham. The longest recorded flight made by the Roe II Triplane was 600 ft (180 m).

Specifications

Data from Jackson 1990 p.11

General characteristics

• Crew: one
• Length: 23 ft (7.0 m)
• Wingspan: 26 ft (7.9 m)
• Height: 9 ft (2.7 m)
• Wing area: 280 sq ft (26 m²)
• Gross weight: 550 lb (249 kg)
• Powerplant: × Green C.4 4-cylinder inline water-cooled, 35 hp (26 kW)
• Propellers: 2-bladed

Performance

• Maximum speed: 45 mph (72 km/h, 39 kn)

See also

Related development Roe I Biplane - Roe I Triplane - Roe II Triplane - Roe III Triplane - Roe IV Triplane

Notes

1. Bell 2002

References

• Bell, Dana (2002). The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Directory of Airplanes: their Designers and Manufacturers. London: Greenhill Books.
• Jackson, A.J. (1990). Avro Aircraft since 1908 (2nd ed.). London: Putnam. ISBN   0-85177-834-8.
• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 90.
• World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing. pp. File 889 Sheet 92.