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Pemberton Billing P.B.9

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Top speed
  
126 km/h

Length
  
6.1 m

Manufacturer
  
Supermarine

Wingspan
  
7.93 m

First flight
  
August 1914

Designer
  
Noel Pemberton Billing

The Pemberton-Billing P.B.9 was a First World War British single-seat scout aircraft built by Pemberton-Billing Limited, which later became the Supermarine Aviation Works, only one P.B.9 was built.

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Design and development

The P.B.9 was a single-seat open cockpit equal span biplane scout. It was powered by a 50 hp (36 kW) Gnome rotary engine and had a fixed landing gear with a tail skid. It was built within a week (giving rise to the nickname "Seven Day Bus") and was first flown August 1914. Although the aircraft performed well only one was built which was later used by the Royal Naval Air Service as a trainer.

Operators

 United Kingdom
  • Royal Naval Air Service

    • Specifications

    Data from Thetford 1958

    General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 20 ft in (6.1 m)
  • Wingspan: 26 ft in (7.93 m)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Gnome rotary engine, 50 hp (37 kW)

    • Performance

  • Maximum speed: 78 mph (126 km/h)
  • Endurance: 3 hours
  • Rate of climb: 500 ft/min (2.5 m/s)

    • References

    Pemberton-Billing P.B.9 Wikipedia
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