Roe II Triplane

Roe II Triplane
Role Experimental aircraft
Manufacturer Avro
Designer Alliott Verdon Roe
First flight April 1910
Number built 2


The Roe II Triplane, sometimes known as the Mercury,[1] was an early British aircraft and the first product of the Avro company. It was designed by Alliott Verdon Roe as a sturdier development of his wood-and-paper Roe I Triplane. Two examples were built, one as a display machine for Roe's new firm, and the second was sold to W. G. Windham. The longest recorded flight made by the Roe II Triplane was 600 ft (180 m).

Specifications

Data from Jackson 1990 p.11

General characteristics

Performance

See also

Related development

Roe I Biplane-Roe I Triplane - Roe II Triplane - Roe III Triplane - Roe IV Triplane


Notes

  1. Bell 2002

References

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