This was a racer aircraft devloped by Britian, as part of the "Coupe Deutsch de la Meurthe" it was mostly designed around the new Jupiter IV radial engine, it had two prototypes the first failed as it had bad control problems were the wings were bending because of the large alierons and the second crashed after the spinner for the prop distegrated, The type 72 never made it into the race
Specifications
General Characteristics
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- Wingspan 24.8ft (7.5m)
- Length 25.4ft (7.8m)
- Height 11.0ft (3.4m)
- Empty Weight 1,846lbs (837kg)
- Loaded Weight 3,796lbs (1,721kg)
Performance
- Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.171
- Wing Loading 25.8lbs/ft2 (126.0kg/m2)
- Wing Area 147.1ft2 (13.7m2)
- Drag Points 1957
Parts
- Number of Parts 30
- Control Surfaces 7
- Performance Cost 161
