Specifications (A.F.B.1)
General characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 21 ft 6 in (6.55 m)
- Wingspan: 30 ft (9.14 m)
- Height: 9 ft 3 in (2.84 m)
- Wing area: 290 ft² (26.9 m²)
- Empty weight: 1,525 lb (693 kg)
- Loaded weight: 2,077 lb (942 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × Hispano-Suiza 8 V-8, 200 hp (150 kW)
Performance
- Maximum speed: 138 mph (222 km/h)
- Endurance: 2 hrs 15 min
- Service ceiling: 22,000 ft (6,700 m)
- Rate of climb: 1,120 ft/min (5.7 m/s)
Armament
- 2 × fixed, forward-firing .303 Lewis guns (One firing through hollow propeller shaft, the other firing upward at a shallow angle, to clear the propeller arc)
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