Lowe Marlburian
type of aircraft
The Lowe Marlburian was a 1920s British two-seat monoplane design by F. Harold Lowe.
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 FlightGeneral 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)
Stall speed: 33 mph (53 km/h, 29 kn)
References
Notes
Bibliography
Jackson, A.J. (1974). British Civil Aircraft since 1919 - Volume 3. Putnam & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-370-10014-X.
Riding, Richard (June 1987).
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