Martinsyde G.100
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| G.100/G.102 "Elephant" | |
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| Type | Biplane fighter/bomber |
| Manufacturer | Martinsyde |
| Introduced | 1916 |
| Primary users | Royal Flying Corps Australian Flying Corps |
| Number built | 271[1] |
The Martinsyde G.100 "Elephant" and the G.102 were British fighter bomber aircraft of the First World War.
It gained the name "Elephant" from its relatively large size and lack of manoeuvrability. The G.102 differed from the G.100 only in having a more powerful engine.
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[edit] Operational Use
The G100 was built originally as a long range, single-seat fighter and escort machine but on the basis of its size and weight was reclassified as a day bomber. It successfully performed this role from the summer of 1916 through to the closing weeks of 1917. It was also used for long-range photo reconnaissance, where stability and endurance were required (the type was capable of a five and a half hour flight) .
[edit] Variants
- Martinsyde G.100 : Single-seat fighter-scout, bomber and reconnaissance biplane, powered by a 120-hp (89-kW) Beardmore piston engine.
- Martinsyde G.102 : Single-seat fighter-scout, bomber and reconnaissance biplane, powered by a 160-hp (119-kW) Beardmore piston engine.
- RG : Single-seat fighter biplane. One prototype only.
[edit] Operators
- Royal Flying Corps[3][4]
- No. 14 Squadron RFC
- No. 18 Squadron RFC
- No. 20 Squadron RFC
- No. 21 Squadron RFC
- No. 23 Squadron RFC
- No. 25 Squadron RFC
- No. 27 Squadron RFC
- No. 30 Squadron RFC
- No. 31 Squadron RFC
- No. 39 Squadron RFC
- No. 51 Squadron RFC
- No. 63 Squadron RFC
- No. 67 (Australian) Squadron RFC
- No. 72 Squadron RFC
- No. 110 Squadron RFC
- No. 142 Squadron RFC
[edit] Specifications (G.100)
This aircraft article is missing some (or all) of its specifications. If you have a source, you can help Wikipedia by adding them.Data from The British Fighter since 1912[3]
General characteristics
- Crew: One, pilot
- Length: 26 ft 6 in (8.07 m)
- Wingspan: 38 ft 0 in (11.59 m)
- Height: 9 ft 8 in (2.95 m)
- Wing area: 410 ft² (38.1 m²)
- Empty weight: 1,795 lb (816 kg)
- Loaded weight: 2,424 lb (1,102 kg)
- Powerplant: 1× Beardmore straight 6-cylinder engine, 120 hp (90 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 83 knots (96 mph, 155 km/h)
- Service ceiling 14,000 ft (4270 m)
Armament
- 1 × 0.303 in Lewis gun mounted above upper wing centre section
- 1 × Lewis gun mounted fixed aft of the cockpit pointing rearwards
- 260 lb (120 kg) bombload
[edit] See also
Related lists
[edit] References
- ^ G.100 Elephant
- ^ Cutlack, F.M. [1923] (1941). "Appendix 1 Types of Fighting Aeroplanes", [http://www.awm.gov.au/histories/chapter.asp?volume=9 The Official History of Australia in the War of 1914-1918: Volume VIII: The Australian Flying Corps in the Western and Eastern Theatres of War 1914-1918], 11th Edition, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, Page 404. Retrieved on 2008-03-10.
- ^ a b Mason, Francis K (1992). The British Fighter since 1912. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, Pages 44-45. ISBN 1-55750-082-7.
- ^ Mason, Francis K (1994). The British Bomber since 1914. London: Putnam Aeronautical Books, Pages74-75. ISBN 0 85177 861 5.
- Aircraft of World War I, Kenneth Munson, 1967 Ian Allan ISBN 0-7110-0356-4
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