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Lowe Marlburian

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Top speed
  
160 km/h

Length
  
5.18 m

Wingspan
  
8.69 m

First flight
  
1922

Manufacturer
  
Northern Aerial Transport Company

The Lowe Marlburian was a 1920s British two-seat monoplane design by F. Harold Lowe.

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Design and development

The Marlburian was a two-seat braced monoplane powered by a Gnome rotary engine. It was built during 1921 by Lowe at Heaton near Newcastle upon Tyne. The seventh aircraft built by a 20-year-old Lowe, it took 840 hours to build the aircraft, with everything but the engine, wheels, propeller and instruments being made from raw materials. The two occupants sat side by side. It was registered G-EBEX on 7 October 1922, the aircraft crashed on 25 November 1922.

Specifications

Data from Flight

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 5.18 m (17 ft 0 in)
  • Wingspan: 8.69 m (28 ft 6 in)
  • Height: 2.54 m (8 ft 4 in)
  • Wing area: 9.9 m2 (107 ft2)
  • Empty weight: 204 kg (450 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Gnome rotary engine, 45 kW (60 hp)

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 160 km/h (100 mph)

    • References

    Lowe Marlburian Wikipedia
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