Martinsyde G.100

The Martinsyde G.100 Elephant and the G.102 were British fighter bomber aircraft of the First World War built by Martinsyde. It gained the name Elephant from its relatively large size and lack of manoeuvrability. The G.102 differed from the G.100 only in having a more powerful engine.

Martinsyde G.1
A Martinsyde G 100 'Elephant' Beardmore Daimler twin bladed propeller, circa 1916, £1,380 207 A Sopwith Pup propeller by British & Colonial Aeroplane 2

Made by Martinsyde.

having formed with the Martinsyde G 100 at Hounslow Heath the previous November, as a scout Squadron.3
Martinsyde G.100 Elephant bombers of No. 72 Squadron, flown by Lieutenants M.C. McKay and R.P. Pope, which went a long way to improve morale and impress Dunsterforce's local allies.4
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Royal Australian Air Force
Height Main
294.64
Height Alt
2.95 m
Length Alt
8.07 m
Jet Or Prop
prop
Lists
*List of aircraft of the Royal Air Force
Loaded Weight Main
2424.0
Max Speed Alt
5760.0
Type Of Prop
straight 6-cylinder engine
Introduced
1916
Max Speed Main
83
Ceiling Main
14000.0
Number Built
271
Crew
One
pilot
Armament
* 1 × 0.303 in Lewis gun mounted above upper wing centre section* 1 × Lewis gun mounted fixed aft of the cockpit pointing rearwards* 260 lb bombload
Area Main
410.0
Primary user
Royal Flying Corps
Span Alt
11.59 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Power Alt
90.0
Engine(prop)
William Beardmore and Company
Sequence
Martinsyde S.1 - G.100 - G.102
Manufacturer
Martinsyde
Loaded Weight Alt
1102.0
Power Main
120 hp
Number Of Props
1
Empty Weight Alt
816.0
Length Main
807.72
Span Main
1158.24
Area Alt
38.1 m²
Empty Weight Main
1795.0
Ceiling Alt
4270 m
Category
British bomber aircraft 1910-1919
British fighter aircraft 1910-1919
Martinsyde aircraft

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