M.Goodall, A.Tagg British Aircraft before the Great War (Schiffer)
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PERRY, BEADLE biplane 1913 type T.l (Perry, Beadle & Co., Aviation Works, Gould Rd., Twickenham, Middlesex)
The first result of collaboration by E.W. Copland Perry, a qualified pilot, and F.P. Hyde Beadle, a technician, who had met at the RAF Farnborough in 19112, was a small single-seater biplane built at Beaulieu in 1913. The machine apparently flew well at Beaulieu, making at least one flight to Cowes. It was described by C.G. Grey as being on 'Avro cum BE lines' but no description appeared.
However in 1914, after Perry, Beadle & Co. was formed, a catalogue was issued with a photograph showing an aircraft conforming to this description. The associated data refers to a developed version of this machine, Type T.2, with a six-cylinder radial Anzani, but this is probably applicable, in part, to the 1913 type.
The illustration shows an equal span biplane with a three-cylinder Y type engine and fuselage mounted with a gap between it and the lower wing. A twin skid undercarriage with wheels sprung on the skids was shown. Parallel ailerons were fitted to the top wing only.
Power: 25hp Anzani three-cylinder Y type air-cooled semiradial
Data
Span 25ft
Gap c.5ft 9in
Chord 4ft 6in
Area c.225 sq. Ft
PERRY, BEADLE biplane 1914 type T.2
The biplane, which arrived at Brooklands in May 1914, revealed differences from the earlier version. The fuselage now rested on the lower wing, the gap having been reduced. There was a large cutout in the trailing edge of the lower wing, below the fuselage. The top wing had been extended, and there was taper on the trailing edge of the ailerons, and bracing struts to support the extensions had been added. The undercarriage was of simple vee type with cross axle and no skids. The engine was a six-cylinder radial.
Copland Perry flew the aircraft on 26 June 1914 and later M.F Glew and A. Dukinfield Jones also. It was requisitioned by the RNAS later in the year, becoming serial No. 1322, and was wrecked at Hendon in March 1915.
Power: 45hp Anzani six-cylinder air-cooled radial
Data
Span top c.35ft
Span bottom 25ft
Chord 4ft 6in
Gap 4ft 9in
Area c.270 sq. ft
Climb rate 400 ft per min
Speed range 45-65 mph
Endurance 2hr
Price .450
PERRY, BEADLE biplane type P.6
This project was to meet a military specification for 'Reconnaissance Type B', for which the following information appeared in the 1914 catalogue.
The aircraft was to be a pusher biplane, with a two wheeled undercarriage and skids and double acting ailerons. Ccommodation was provided for a crew of three.
Power: 100-110hp Anzani ten-cylinder air-cooled radial
Data
Span 38ft
Chord 6ft
Area 450 sq. ft
Area tailplane 58 sq. ft
Area elevators 30 sq. ft
Area rudders 18 sq. ft
Weight 1,000lb.
Speed range 34-63mph
Climb rate 380ft per min
Endurance 4hr
P.Lewis British Aircraft 1809-1914 (Putnam)
Perry-Beadle Biplane
The Perry-Beadle Biplane was a small tractor machine built during early 1914 by Perry, Beadle and Co., of Twickenham, Middlesex. It was powered by a 45 h.p. Anzani engine and was at Brooklands for testing in May. During June, 1914, it was being flown by M. F. Glew; its undercarriage was wrecked in an accident at the end of the same month. The machine was flown also by A. Dukinfield-Jones.
