Beardmore WB.XXVI

The Beardmore W.B.XXVI was a prototype British two-seat fighter of the 1920s.

A single engine biplane, one example was built and evaluated by Latvia, but was not accepted for service.

Specifications

Crew

2

Length

27 ft 10.5 in (8.496 m)

Wingspan

37 ft 0 in (11.28 m)

Wing area

356 sq ft (33.1 m2)

Empty weight

2,555 lb (1,159 kg)

Gross weight

3,980 lb (1,805 kg)

Powerplant

1 × Rolls-Royce Eagle IX V-12 water-cooled piston engine,

360 hp (270 kW)

Propellers

2 bladed fixed-pitch propeller

Performance

Maximum speed

145 mph (233 km/h, 126 kn)

Endurance

4 hours

Service ceiling

20,000 ft (6,100 m)

Time to altitude

15,000 ft (4,572 m) in 20 minutes

Wing loading

11.2 lb/sq ft (55 kg/m2)

Power/mass

0.09 hp/lb (0.15 kW/kg)

Armament

Guns

2× fixed forward firing Beardmore-Farquhar machine guns

1 or 2 flexibly mounted Beardmore-Farquhar machine guns on a Scarf ring.