Martinsyde S.1

Martinsyde S.1
S.1
Role Single-seat scout
Manufacturer Martinsyde
Introduction 1914
Primary user Royal Flying Corps
Number built 60

The Martinsyde Scout 1 was a British biplane aircraft of the early part of the First World War built by Martinsyde Limited.

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Design and development

It was a single-seat biplane with a Gnome engine in tractor configuration.

Operational service

Sixty of the S.1 were built and these were used for about 6 months on the Western Front by the Royal Flying Corps before it was relegated to training. Although initially intended for use in Home Defence operating from the UK, it was found to be inadequate for that too.

Operators

 Australia
 United Kingdom

Specification

Data from War Planes of the First World War: Volume One Fighters [1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: One
  • Length: 21 ft 0 in (6.4 m)
  • Wingspan: 27 ft 8 in (8.43 m)
  • Wing area: 280 ft2 (26.01 m2)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Gnome rotary piston, 80 hp (60 kW)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 87 mph (140 km/h)

Armament

  • Forward firing 0.303in (7.7mm) Lewis machine gun

See also

Related lists
  • List of aircraft of the Royal Air Force

References

  1. ^ Bruce 1965, p.146.
  • Bruce, J.M. War Planes of the First World War: Volume One Fighters. London:Macdonald, 1965.