Lowe Marlburian

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

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

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

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 160 km/h (100 mph, 87 kn)

References

Notes
  1. Jackson 1974, p. 260
  2. "The H.L. "Marlburian" - An Interesting Amateur-Built Monoplane". Flight. 12 May 1921. pp. 328–330.

Bibliography
  • Jackson, A.J. (1974). British Civil Aircraft since 1919 - Volume 3. Putnam & Company Ltd. ISBN 0-370-10014-X.
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