Flanders F.2
Howard Flanders · United Kingdom · first flew 1911 · light aircraft
The Flanders F.2 was a 1910s British experimental single-seat monoplane designed and built by Richard Leonard Howard-Flanders.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | High-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | 9.68 m fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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- Shoulder-wing monoplane braced by wires and kingposts
- Bicycle-type wheels with a central skid projecting forward
- Fixed tailskid
A single-seat shoulder-wing monoplane with wire and kingpost bracing, bicycle-type wheels and a central skid projecting forward to stop it nosing over.
Specifications
- The Flanders F.2 has a length of 9.68 m (32 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 10.67 m (35 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 97 km/h (60 mph).
- Typical crew: 1.
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History
Howard Flanders had been an assistant to A.V. Roe. In 1910 he could not get an appropriate engine for his first design, so he started again on the F.2, powered by a 60 hp Green engine. It flew for the first time on 8 August 1911.
Variants
The F.1 was an unbuilt experimental monoplane. The F.2 was converted into the two-seat F.3, with the wingspan increased to 12.80 m, and in 1912 the War Office ordered four monoplanes based on the F.3 as the F.4.
Where you'll see it
The converted F.3 flew successfully for some months until it was destroyed in a fatal accident at Brooklands on 13 May 1912, killing both the pilot and his passenger.
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