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Martinsyde F.3 UK - Royal Air Force B1490

Manufacturer:
Martinsyde
Type / Model:
Buzzard
Registration:
B1490

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Colour Scheme:
UK - Royal Air Force
Location:
United Kingdom
Photographer:
ATI Collection
Date Taken:
01/10/1918
Image ID:
#146608
High-Res Photo Dimensions (Pixels):
3500 x 2151
Image Description:
The Martinsyde F4 Buzzard was developed as a powerful and fast biplane fighter for the Royal Air Force, but the end of the First World War led to the abandonment of large-scale production. Fewer than 400 were eventually produced, with many exported. Of particular note was the Buzzard's high speed, being one of the fastest aircraft developed during World War I. In 1917, George Handasyde of Martinsyde designed a single seat biplane fighter powered by a Rolls-Royce Falcon V-12 engine, the Martinsyde F.3, six being ordered in 1917, with the first flying in November that year. While its performance during testing was impressive, demonstrating a maximum speed of 142 mph (229 km/h) and described in an official report as "a great advance on all existing fighting scouts", all Falcon production was required to power Bristol F.2 Fighters, so no orders for the F.3 were placed.
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