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Страна: Великобритания

Год: 1917

Single-seat carrier-borne scout

Варианты

В.Обухович, А.Никифоров Самолеты Первой Мировой войны

Небольшая компания "Бидмор" производила по лицензии самолеты "Сопвич", в том числе истребитель "Пап". Когда командование флотом выдало заказ на палубный истребитель со складывающимся крылом, в "Бидмор" было решено разработать такой самолет на основе истребителя "Пап", который уже применялся на авианосцах. Новый самолет представлял собой деревянный двухстоечный биплан. Крылья были выполнены меньшего размаха, но с большей хордой. Для придания жесткости бипланной коробке при складывании крыльев назад были установлены дополнительные стойки. У нижнего крыла появился центроплан. На первом прототипе для удобства хранения самолета в ангаре было оборудовано складывающееся шасси. Из-за его узкой колеи на нижнем крыле были размещены предохранительные дуги. В последующем устанавливалось обычное шасси с колесами или легкими лыжами, однако дуги сохранились.
   В серию самолет пошел под индексом S.B.3F (Ship-board Folding - "палубный складной"). Вариант S.B.3D (Droopping - сбрасывание) оснащался сбрасываемыми при вынужденной посадке на воду шасси и надувными поплавками. Пулемет "Льюис" устанавливался на центроплане верхнего крыла.
   Было изготовлено 100 истребителей, однако только 36 из них использовались флотом на авианосцах "Фуриус", "Пегасус", "Наирана".
  
Двигатель 1 х Клерже (110 л. с.)
Размеры:
   размах х длина 7,6x6,1 м
Площадь крыльев 22,57 м2
Вес:
   пустого 407 кг
   взлетный 585 кг
Максимальная скорость 165 км/ч
Потолок 3800 м
Продолжительность полета 2,75 ч
Вооружение:
пулеметное 1 синхронный пулемет
Экипаж 1 чел.

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  • В.Обухович, А.Никифоров Самолеты Первой Мировой войны
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  • C.Owers Beardmore Aircraft of WW1 (A Centennial Perspective on Great War Airplanes 69)
  • C.Owers - Beardmore Aircraft of WW1 /Centennial Perspective/ (69)

    The second production Beardmore W.B.III with jettisonable undercarriage, as adopted for the subsequent S.B.3D version for naval use.

  • C.Owers - Beardmore Aircraft of WW1 /Centennial Perspective/ (69)

    No. N6101 shows the centre-section cut and mount for the Lewis gun and the double interplane struts at the sub-wing root next to the fuselage. The logo on the fin is the Beardmore designation 'W.B.III.' Points to note include the tricoloured elevators and the white outer ring to the wing cockades on a clear doped wing; the poor streamlining of the fuselage cross section to the engine cowling; and the large folding wingtip skids; the strut connecting the ailerons. In November 1917, the axle of the S.B.3 was being strengthened and it is proposed that strengthened axles be sent to Rosyth to replace those presently fitted to machines. The Lewis gun tray rack is also being modified to clear the pilot's knees.

  • C.Owers - Beardmore Aircraft of WW1 /Centennial Perspective/ (69)

    Beardmore S.B.3 No. N6102 on the Isle of Grain, 10 October 1917. N6102 was delivered to Grain for erection on 24 July 1917. It underwent testing by Sqn Cdr Harry R Busteed. Note the single interplane struts next to the fuselage and the cable connecting the ailerons.

  • C.Owers - Beardmore Aircraft of WW1 /Centennial Perspective/ (69)

    Beardmore S.B.3 No. N6102 on the Isle of Grain, 10 October 1917. N6102 was delivered to Grain for erection on 24 July 1917. It underwent testing by Sqn Cdr Harry R Busteed. Note the single interplane struts next to the fuselage and the cable connecting the ailerons.

  • C.Owers - Beardmore Aircraft of WW1 /Centennial Perspective/ (69)

    Beardmore S.B.3D No. N6708 has the modified wing that allowed for an over-wing Lewis gun mount. Note the steel tube undercarriage struts, ailerons connected by a cable and the lack of the folding wing tip skids. The long pitot would be for testing purposes. These photographs of N6708 were used to illustrate the type in the recognition manual Types of British Seaplanes, Flying Boats and Ships Aeroplanes.

  • C.Owers - Beardmore Aircraft of WW1 /Centennial Perspective/ (69)

    Beardmore N6708 with the wings folded. Delivered to Grain on 13 December 1917, this SB.IIID was with HMS Nairana by the W/E 13 April 1918. It appears to have served with Nairana when not ashore being finally deleted when at Rosyth in late 1918.

  • C.Owers - Beardmore Aircraft of WW1 /Centennial Perspective/ (69)

    A standard late production Beardmore W.B.III (S.B.3D). Obvious differences between this and the Sopwith Pup include the absence of wing stagger, the extra interplane struts close to the fuselage adjacent to the wing-fold line, the lengthened fuselage aft of the cockpit and the lengthened tailskid to allow ground clearance with the wings folded.

  • C.Owers - Beardmore Aircraft of WW1 /Centennial Perspective/ (69)

    Beardmore N6708 taking flight. The modifications lost the Sopwith Pup's flying characteristics and it was not popular with pilots.

  • C.Owers - Beardmore Aircraft of WW1 /Centennial Perspective/ (69)

    S.B.3D on a dummy deck for landing trials.

  • C.Owers - Beardmore Aircraft of WW1 /Centennial Perspective/ (69)

    This photograph is thought to be some sort of trial of arrestor gear. Note the ropes leading to the landing gear of this S.B.3D. The man knelling at the rear has a handling bar attached to the rear fuselage.

  • C.Owers - Beardmore Aircraft of WW1 /Centennial Perspective/ (69)

    Beardmore S.B.3D fighters taking off from HMS Nairana.The machines apparently ran down the ramp and dropped onto the flight deck - note the splay of the wheels - and then, hopefully, attained flight speed before they left the deck.

  • C.Owers - Beardmore Aircraft of WW1 /Centennial Perspective/ (69)

    S.B.3D leaving HMS Nairana with the dazzle-painted aircraft carrier Furious in the background.

  • C.Owers - Beardmore Aircraft of WW1 /Centennial Perspective/ (69)

    S.B.3D fighter take-off from HMS Nairana in the Firth of Forth. It appears that one of these machines were engaged on operations.

  • C.Owers - Beardmore Aircraft of WW1 /Centennial Perspective/ (69)

    A Beardmore W.B.III leaves the steep forward launching platform of HMS Pegasus (HMS Nairana ???) in 1918.

  • C.Owers - Beardmore Aircraft of WW1 /Centennial Perspective/ (69)

    Transporting an RAF S.B.III. Note the jury strut inserted between the wings when folded. This replaced the double struts used on a few of the very early S.B.III scouts.

  • C.Owers - Beardmore Aircraft of WW1 /Centennial Perspective/ (69)

    Delivered to Killingholme, probably into store, N6748 was at No. 6 AAP Renfrew where this photograph was most probably taken. This machine had an 80-hp Le Rhone but is shown without an airscrew.
    N6748 in the Beardmore works. Note the fuselage of one of the two Beardmore W.B.V ship aeroplane to the right background. N6748 was the second last machine from the batch N6680 to N6749. It was delivered to Killingholme Reserve in the W/E 23 February 1918, and probably was never flown. There appears to be no engine mounted when photographed. There was a lack of engines for the S.B.3D and many were delivered to store engineless.

    Другие самолёты на фотографии: Beardmore W.B.V - Великобритания - 1918

  • C.Owers - Beardmore Aircraft of WW1 /Centennial Perspective/ (69)

    Прототип SB3 в положении для хранения в ангаре авианосца.
    No. 9950 complete showing the undercarriage folded and the machine completely folded. This machine had an adjustable tailplane but the production machines did not. Note the narrow track of the folding undercarriage that required folding wingtip skids under the lower wing. A heightened tailskid was necessary to provide clearance for the wings in the folded position. Note the Lewis gun on its tripod mount firing through the upper wing centre section cut out.
    The aeroplane which has suffered 'compressibility' is the first Beardmore W.B.III (modified Pup No. 9950) which is the subject of a note in the text and which led to a new Service type (S.B.3D).

  • C.Owers - Beardmore Aircraft of WW1 /Centennial Perspective/ (69)

    Sopwith Pup No. 9950 undergoing its transformation into the Beardmore W.B.III prototype. Air bags are installed in the fuselage, the folding wings have been added with the modified centre-section that eliminated the cabane struts of the Pup, and a folding landing gear was installed for stowage aboard capital ships, not a retractable landing gear. The R.34 airship gondola may be seen in the background. (AHT AL0305-16 to AL0305-18)

  • C.Owers - Beardmore Aircraft of WW1 /Centennial Perspective/ (69)

    These photographs, dated 28 April 1917, pose a mystery. It shows what appears to be a composite Sopwith Pup/Beardmore W.B.III. It has a Pup fuselage, wings without stagger but with upper and lower ailerons connected by strut-like members, centre-section supported on what looks like standard Pup centre-section struts, it was being used for flotation tests of air bags when photographed. The date of the photograph is about two months earlier than the appearance and first flight of the first production W.B.III. No. 9950 had a forced landing on 10 March 1917, and may not have been repaired before it was deleted on 19 June. If the W.B.III bits did not come from No. 9950, then where else could they come from?

  • C.Owers - Beardmore Aircraft of WW1 /Centennial Perspective/ (69)

    N6117 in a precarious position that illustrates the position of the handling bar in the rear fuselage. The cockades are outlined in white on the clear doped wings. This machine was delivered to Grain Test Depot on 17 October 1917, but was wrecked at Grain owing to the engine failing to pick up during trials, which were therefor not completed. Deleted on 3 January 1918.