Armstrong Whitworth F.K.10

The Armstrong Whitworth F.K.10 was a British two-seat quadruplane (i.e. four wing) fighter aircraft built by Armstrong Whitworth during the First World War. While it was ordered in small numbers for the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval Air Service it was not used operationally. It is one of the few quadruplane aircraft to reach production.

number of the Armstrong Whitworth F.K.10 were built in the First World War but it never saw operational military service.1

Made by Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft.

Height Main
350.52000000000004
Designer
Frederick Koolhoven
Length Alt
6.78 m
Jet Or Prop
prop
Loaded Weight Main
2019.0
Height Alt
3.50 m
Type Of Prop
Rotary engine
Loading Main
lb-ft²
Power/mass Main
hp-lb
Similar Aircraft
*Sopwith 1½ Strutter*Bristol F.2 Fighter
Power/mass Alt
W-kg
Max Speed Main
73.0
Ceiling Main
10000.0
Number Built
9
Crew
One
Max Speed More
at 6
500 ft
Armament
*1 × forward-firing .303 in Vickers machine gun and 1 × .303 in Lewis Gun in observer's cockpit
Area Main
390.0
Span Alt
8.48 m
Plane Or Copter?
Power Alt
97.0
Engine(prop)
Clerget 9B
Manufacturer
First Flight
1916
Loaded Weight Alt
918.0
More Performance
2230.0
Number Of Props
1
Empty Weight Alt
562.0
Length Main
678.1800000000001
Span Main
848.36
Area Alt
26.3 m²
Power Main
130 hp
Max Speed Alt
5040.0
Empty Weight Main
1236.0
Ceiling Alt
3
050 m
Category
Loading Alt
kg-m²

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