- Martinsyde S.1
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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
- Australian Flying Corps
- Royal Flying Corps
- No. 1 Squadron RFC
- No. 2 Squadron RFC
- No. 4 Squadron RFC
- No. 5 Squadron RFC
- No. 6 Squadron RFC
- No. 9 Squadron RFC
- No. 10 Squadron RFC
- No. 12 Squadron RFC
- No. 14 Squadron RFC
- No. 16 Squadron RFC
- No. 18 Squadron RFC
- No. 19 Squadron RFC
- No. 20 Squadron RFC
- No. 22 Squadron RFC
- No. 23 Squadron RFC
- No. 24 Squadron RFC
- No. 25 Squadron RFC
- No. 30 Squadron RFC
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
- ^ Bruce 1965, p.146.
- Bruce, J.M. War Planes of the First World War: Volume One Fighters. London:Macdonald, 1965.
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