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The Martinsyde F.1 was a British two-seat biplane fighter designed and built by Martinsyde Limited, only two prototypes were built.[1]
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Role | Biplane fighter aircraft |
National origin | United Kingdom |
Manufacturer | Martinsyde |
First flight | 1917 |
Primary user | Royal Flying Corps |
Number built | 2 |
The F.1 was designed as a fighter for the Royal Flying Corps and it was a large tractor biplane powered by a 250 hp (186 kW) Rolls-Royce Mk III piston engine.[1] It had two tandem open cockpits with unusually the observer forward and the pilot behind.[1] A rectangular aperture was cut-out of the upper wing above the observer's cockpit which would allow the observer to use a gun.[2] It was tested at Martlesham Heath in July 1917, where it demonstrated good handling but was criticised for the awkward crew arrangement.[2] It was not ordered into production and only one prototype (of two ordered) was built. It continued in use at Farnborough until after the end of the war.[1][3][4]
Data from War Planes of the First World War: Volume 1 Fighters[3]
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