Roe I
| Roe I | |
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| Type: | Experimental airplane |
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| First flight: |
June 8, 1908 |
| Number of pieces: |
1 |
The Roe I is a biplane - aircraft of the British aircraft designer Alliott Verdon Roe .
history
This aircraft was Roe's first own design, based on the work of the Wright brothers . Only one machine of this type was manufactured in a stable near Putney .
In September 1907 the machine was brought to Brooklands Racecourse in Surrey . The Daily Mail had put a price of £ 2,500 for the first circumnavigation of the circuit. Due to the low engine power, the aircraft did not take off. Roe borrowed a more powerful Antoinette engine from Société Antoinette and changed the propeller. On June 8, 1908, a few jumps were made.
Racetrack officials dropped the plane while attempting to put the plane over a bridle in Brooklands. It broke apart and couldn't be repaired. The remains were eventually dismantled.
construction
The machine was a fabric-covered wooden structure. The undersides of the wings were planked with wood to improve aerodynamics . The only control element was an elevator on the front of the wings, an elevator or rudder unit did not exist; thus only a straight flight was possible. The Roe I had a wheel chassis consisting of four small wheels on two axles. A JAP motor with 9 HP (6.6 kW ), which acted on a compressed air screw , originally served as the drive .
Technical specifications
| Parameter | Dates Roe I |
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| crew | 1 |
| length | 19 ft (5.8 m ) |
| span | 36 ft (11 m ) |
| Empty mass | 350 lb (159 kg) |
| Engines | 1 × Antoinette motor with 24 HP (18 kW) |
Replica
The centennial of British Aviation, a team of volunteers of the built Brooklands Museum an airworthy replica of the Roe I . A non-airworthy replica was built there as early as 1988.
literature
- AERO, issue 16, page 447
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Roe I Biplane (replica). 1908 (1988), Avro Shed, On long term display. In: Collection. Brooklands Museum Trust Ltd., accessed June 23, 2018 .
- ↑ Roe I biplane (replica). 1908 (2008), -, Not currently on display. In: Collection. Brooklands Museum Trust Ltd., accessed June 23, 2018 .