Engineering:Grahame-White G.W.E.7
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Short description: British transport biplane
| Grahame-White G.W.E.7 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Biplane airliner |
| National origin | United Kingdom |
| Manufacturer | Grahame-White Aviation Company |
| Designer | M Boudot |
| First flight | 1919 |
| Status | Destroyed |
| Number built | 1 |
The Grahame-White G.W.E.7 was a British twin-engined transport biplane, designed by M Boudot and built by Grahame-White Aviation Company at Hendon.
Development
The G.W.E.7 was a luxury transport biplane with folding wings, it seated four passengers in a cabin in the nose with the pilot behind. Powered by two 320 hp (239 kW) Rolls-Royce Eagle V piston engines. The only G.W.E.7, registered G-EALR[1] was first flown in 1919.[2] It was damaged beyond repair in a forced landing at Hendon in the same year.[2] The damaged remains were burned in 1920.[2]
Specifications
Data from British Civil Aircraft since 1919, Volume 2[2]
General characteristics
- Crew: 2
- Capacity: 4
- Length: 39 ft 0 in (11.89 m)
- Wingspan: 60 ft 0 in (18.29 m)
- Empty weight: 5,785 lb (2,624 kg)
- Gross weight: 7,947 lb (3,605 kg)
- Powerplant: 2 × Rolls-Royce Eagle V piston engine , 320 hp (239 kW) each
Performance
- Maximum speed: 116 mph (186 km/h, 101 kn)
Notes
- ↑ "Nationality and Registration Marks – G-EALR". Civil Aviation Authority. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-EALR.pdf.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Jackson 1974, p. 317
References
- Jackson, A.J. (1974). British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 2. London: Putnam. pp. 382. ISBN 0-370-10010-7.
External links
- "The Grahame-White "Aero-Limousine"". Flight XI (37): 1214–1218. 11 September 1919. No. 559. http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1919/1919%20-%201212.html. Retrieved 12 January 2011. Contemporary technical description of the G.W.E.7 (here called the "Aero-Limousine") with photographs and drawings.
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