M.Goodall, A.Tagg British Aircraft before the Great War (Schiffer)
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PASHLEY biplane (Cecil Lawrence Pashley and Eric Clowes Pashley, Shoreham)
This pusher type two-seater was built by the Pashley Brothers in 1914 and it competed soon after its first trials, in a race for the Brighton Cup and .70, which Eric Pashley won on 11 July 1914.
The machine was basically of Farman type with ailerons on the top wing and a cumbersome four wheeled undercarriage, which it was planned to replace with a neater two wheeled vee type.
The engine was a 50hp Gnome, also to be replaced by a 100hp Monosoupape Gnome, but it is believed that these further developments were curtailed by the outbreak of war. The machine continued in use as a trainer at Shoreham.
Data
Weight 800 lb.
Speed 61mph
P.Lewis British Aircraft 1809-1914 (Putnam)
Pashley Brothers Biplane
The Pashley Brothers Biplane was designed and constructed by Cecil Lawrence Pashley and Eric Clowes Pashley at Shoreham, and was completed in July, 1914. The machine was able to carry two passengers on the power of its 50 h.p. Gnome engine. Ailerons were fitted on upper and lower wing-tips. Piloted by Eric Pashley, it won the Brighton Cup and ?70 prize money in a race held in July. Rebuilding was scheduled to include the installation of a 100 h.p. Monosoupape Gnome, and the substitution of a revised vee-type two-wheel undercarriage for reduction of head-resistance and improved performance. The machine was employed as a trainer at Shoreham. Weight empty, 800 lb. Maximum speed, 61 m.p.h.
