P.B.9 | |
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Role | Single-seat Scout |
National origin | United Kingdom |
Manufacturer | Pemberton-Billing Limited |
Designer | Noel Pemberton-Billing |
First flight | August 1914 |
Primary user | Royal Naval Air Service |
Number built | 1 |
The Pemberton-Billing P.B.9 was a First World War British single-seat open cockpit equal span biplane scout aircraft [1] built by Pemberton-Billing Limited, which later became the Supermarine Aviation Works. Only one P.B.9 was built. [1]
The wings had full span spars with the upper and lower wings connected by four pairs of interplane struts. [2] The fuselage had a fixed landing gear with a tail skid. [1] While designed to allow the use of a Gnome 80 hp engine the prototype P.B.9 was powered by a 50 hp (36 kW) Gnome rotary engine taken from the company's prototype P.B.1. [2]
Using a set of wings that had been obtained from Radley-England ( James Radley and Gordon England) [2] it was designed, built and made its first flight within nine days, though for publicity reasons its designer Noel Pemberton Billing claimed it had taken a week (giving rise to the nickname "Seven Day Bus"). [2] It was first flown in August 1914. [3]
Although the aircraft performed well only the prototype was built which was later used by the Royal Naval Air Service as a trainer. [1]
Data from Thetford 1958 [4]
General characteristics
Performance
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P.B.9 | |
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Role | Single-seat Scout |
National origin | United Kingdom |
Manufacturer | Pemberton-Billing Limited |
Designer | Noel Pemberton-Billing |
First flight | August 1914 |
Primary user | Royal Naval Air Service |
Number built | 1 |
The Pemberton-Billing P.B.9 was a First World War British single-seat open cockpit equal span biplane scout aircraft [1] built by Pemberton-Billing Limited, which later became the Supermarine Aviation Works. Only one P.B.9 was built. [1]
The wings had full span spars with the upper and lower wings connected by four pairs of interplane struts. [2] The fuselage had a fixed landing gear with a tail skid. [1] While designed to allow the use of a Gnome 80 hp engine the prototype P.B.9 was powered by a 50 hp (36 kW) Gnome rotary engine taken from the company's prototype P.B.1. [2]
Using a set of wings that had been obtained from Radley-England ( James Radley and Gordon England) [2] it was designed, built and made its first flight within nine days, though for publicity reasons its designer Noel Pemberton Billing claimed it had taken a week (giving rise to the nickname "Seven Day Bus"). [2] It was first flown in August 1914. [3]
Although the aircraft performed well only the prototype was built which was later used by the Royal Naval Air Service as a trainer. [1]
Data from Thetford 1958 [4]
General characteristics
Performance
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