Lowe Marlburian

Marlburian
Role Two-seat monoplane
National origin United Kingdom
Manufacturer Northern Aerial Transport Company
Designer F. Harold Lowe
First flight 1922
Number built 1

The Lowe Marlburian was a 1920s British two-seat monoplane design by F. Harold Lowe.[1][2]

Design and development

The Marlburian was a two-seat braced monoplane powered by a Gnome rotary engine.[1] It was built during 1921 by Lowe at Heaton near Newcastle upon Tyne.[1] 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.[2] The two occupants sat side by side. It was registered G-EBEX on 7 October 1922, the aircraft crashed on 25 November 1922.[1]

Specifications

Data from [2] Flight

General characteristics

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

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 100 mph (160 km/h, 87 kn)
  • Cruise speed: 85 mph (137 km/h, 74 kn) [3]
  • Stall speed: 33 mph (53 km/h, 29 kn) [3]

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Jackson 1974, p. 260
  2. ^ a b c "The H.L. "Marlburian" - An Interesting Amateur-Built Monoplane". Flight. 12 May 1921. pp. 328–330. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b Riding Aeroplane Monthly June 1987, p. 333

Bibliography

  • Jackson, A.J. (1974). British Civil Aircraft since 1919 - Volume 3. Putnam & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-370-10014-X.
  • Riding, Richard (June 1987). "British pre-war ultra-lights – No. 60". Aeroplane Monthly. Vol. 15, no. 6. pp. 332–333. ISSN 0143-7240.