Beardmore W.B.1a

The Beardmore W.B.1a was a British two-seater long-distance bomber biplane of World War I developed by Beardmore. The pilot and observer were seated in the rear of the fuselage, just before the tail section.^[1]

Specifications (variant)

Data from ^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Capacity: 2
• Length: 32 ft 10 in ( m)
• Wingspan: 70 ft in ( m)
• Height: 15 ft 8 in ( m)
• Wing area: 946 ft² ( m²)
• Empty weight: 4,537 lb ( kg)
• Gross weight: 8,900 lb ( kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Beardmore Atlantic, 500 hp ( kW)

Performance

• Cruise speed: 110 mph ( km/h)
• Endurance: 6 hours  30 min

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