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1924
1924 - 0315.PDF
MAY 29, 1924 The Gloucester shire " Mars II " is a single-seater fighter with 230 h.p. B.R. II rotary engine. while he was chief engineer and designer to the British Nieu- port Company. It is fitted with a 230 h:p. B.R.2 rotary engine, and it may be mentioned that a number of these machines have been delivered to the Japanese Navy, where they have been highly successful both for advanced training and for routine duties. The main specification is as follows : Length o.a., 18 ft. (5-5 m.) ; wing span, 28 ft. (8-55 m.) ; wing area, 270 sq. ft. (25 m.2) ; weight, emptv, 1,765 lbs. (800 kgs.) ; useful load, 400 lbs. (182 kgs.) ; "total loaded wide track. Owing to the modifications necessary for the special purpose for which it is designed the " Mars X " has a performance very slightly inferior to that of the " Mars II." A somewhat similar type to the " Mars II " is the " Mars III," except that it is fitted up as a two-seater training machine with dual control. This machine, shown in a photograph, is exceptionally safe and easy to fly. The Gloucestershire " Mars VI " is a high-performance single-seater fighter possessing very wide speed range and The Gloucester shire4'Mars III " is very similar to the " Mars II," but is a two- seater intended for intermediate training, being fitted with dual control. weight, 2,165 lbs. (985 kgs,). Speed at ground level, 127 m.p.h. (203 km./h.) ; speed at 10,000 ft. (3,050 m.), 121 m.p.h. (194 km./h.); speed at 15,000 ft. (4,600 m.), 110 m.p h. (176 km./h.). Climb to 15,000 ft. (4,600 m.) in 21 minutes. Ceiling, 19,000 ft. (5,800 m.). Range, 300 miles (480 km.). A modified version, the " Mars X," is designed to alight on and take off from the deck of a ship. The under-carriage is designed to facilitate alighting on the sea, and has a very great manoeuvrability. It is supplied either with 400 h.p. Bristol " Jupiter " or 350 h.p. Armstrong-Siddeley " Jaguar " engine. Machines of this type have been supplied to the British and foreign governments, and their flying qualities have been frequently demonstrated in public at the Royal Air Force Pageants "during the last three years. The main dimensions of the " Mars VI " are : wing span 28 ft. (8-54 m.) ; wing area, 270 sq. ft. (25 m.2). With 400 h.p. "Jupiter" engine the performance is as follows : Maximum speed, 150 The Gloucester shire "Mars VI " is a high-per formance single- seater fighter, with very wide speed range and excellent climb. It is variously fitted with 400 h.p. Bristol 1 ' Jupiter '' or Armstrong- Sid- deley 370 h.p. '' Jaguar'' engine. The photograph shows the " Jupi ter " machine. 315
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