Engineering:De Bolotoff SDEB 14

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SDEB 14
Role Two-seat utility biplane
National origin United Kingdom
Manufacturer de Boltoff Aeroplane Works
Number built 1

The De Bolotoff SDEB 14 was a British two-seat utility biplane designed by Prince Serge de Bolotoff and one example was built at his de Bolotoff Aeroplane Works at Sundridge Aerodrome, Sundridge, near Sevenoaks, Kent.[1][2] It was registered G-EAKC on 14 August 1919.[3] The SDEB 14 was powered by a 200 hp (149 kW) Curtiss V-3 V-8 water-cooled piston engine, driving a tractor propeller.[1]

Specifications

Data from [1]British Civil Aircraft since 1919 - Volume 3

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Wingspan: 36 ft 0 in (10.98 m)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Curtiss V-3 V-8 water-cooled piston engine , 200 hp (149 kW)

References

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Jackson 1974, p. 299
  2. "Exploring Kent's past". Maidstone, England: Heritage Conservation Group, Kent County Council. 2009. http://www.kent.gov.uk/ExploringKentsPast/SingleResult.aspx?uid=MKE31513. Retrieved 16 December 2011. 
  3. "G-EAKC". Civil Aviation Authority. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120910072252/http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-EAKC.pdf. Retrieved 12 January 2011. 

Bibliography

  • Jackson, A.J. (1974). British Civil Aircraft since 1919 - Volume 3. Putnam & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-370-10014-X.