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The Pobjoy Pirate was a three-seat high-wing monoplane designed to compete with the de Havilland Leopard Moth using a low power but light Pobjoy radial engine. Flight tests showed the Pirate to be uncompetitive and its development was rapidly abandoned.

Pobjoy Pirate | FacebookUntil 1935 Pobjoy Airmotors Ltd had not previously built an aircraft, but concentrated successfully on engines.1

Made by Pobjoy AirmotorsRochesterKent.

The Pobjoy Pirate was a three-seat, high-wing monoplane designed to compete with the de Havilland Leopard Moth using a low power but light Pobjoy radial engine.2
Designer
Harold Boultbee
Eng 1 Type
7
Wing Area Note
estimate
First Flight
25
Gross Weight Lb
1600
Origin
United Kingdom
Number Built
1
Manufacturer
Pobjoy Airmotors
Rochester
Kent
Max Speed Mph
125
Eng 1 Name
Pobjoy Niagara
Span In
Span Ft
34
National Origin
United Kingdom
Wing Area Sqft
180
Prime Units
imp
Eng 1 Hp
90
Eng 1 Number
1
Category
British civil utility aircraft 1930-1939

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