| 词条 | Sage Type 2 | |||||||||||||||
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The Sage Type 2 was a prototype British two-seat fighter aircraft of the First World War. A single-engined biplane with an enclosed cabin for its crew, only a single example was built, as more advanced aircraft became available. Development and designThe long-established woodworking company, Frederick Sage & Co, which specialised in shopfitting, set up an aircraft department in early 1915,[1] hiring the well known test pilot and designer, E C Gordon England to lead the department, and recruiting Clifford Tinson, formerly deputy to Frank Barnwell at the Bristol Aeroplane Company early in 1916.[2] Tinson's first design for Sage was a two-seat fighter aircraft, the Sage Type 2. It was a small wood-and-fabric tractor biplane (in fact the two-seat Sage was smaller than many single-seaters of the time), with single-bay wings.[3] The pilot and gunner sat in an enclosed, glazed cabin that filled the gap between the fuselage and upper wing. Because of the lack of effective gun synchronising gear to allow a fixed gun to fire through the propeller disc, a hole was cut in the upper wing above the gunners seat, so the gunner could stand with head and shoulders above the wing, giving him a good allround field of fire for his Lewis gun, including forward over the propeller. The aircraft was powered by a Gnome Monosoupape rotary engine driving a four-bladed propeller.[4] The prototype first flew on 10 August 1916, and demonstrated good performance and manoeuvrability,[5] being easy to fly.[6] It was wrecked during a crash landing during a test flight at Cranwell on 20 September 1916 after the rudder post failed.[7] No further development was carried out, as by this time, effective synchronising gear was available to the British, and the Sopwith 1½ Strutter was already in service.[5] Specifications{{aircraft specifications|plane or copter?=plane |jet or prop?=prop |ref=British Aeroplanes 1914-18 [8] |crew=two |capacity= |payload main= |payload alt= |payload more= |length main= 21 ft 1⅝ in |length alt=6.44 m |span main=22 ft 2½ in |span alt=6.77 m |height main=9 ft 6 in |height alt=2.90 m |area main=168 sq ft |area alt= 15.6 m² |airfoil= |empty weight main= 890 lb |empty weight alt= 405 kg |loaded weight main= 1,546 lb |loaded weight alt= 703 kg |useful load main= |useful load alt= |max takeoff weight main= |max takeoff weight alt= |max takeoff weight more= |more general= |engine (prop)=Gnome Monosoupape |type of prop=rotary engine |number of props=1 |power main= 100 hp |power alt=75 kW |power original= |power more= |max speed main= 112 mph |max speed alt=97 knots, 180 km/h |max speed more= at sea level |cruise speed main= |cruise speed alt= |cruise speed more |stall speed main= |stall speed alt= |stall speed more= |never exceed speed main= |never exceed speed alt= |range main= 308 mi[6] |range alt=268 nmi, 496 km |ferry range main= |ferry range alt= |ferry range more= |ceiling main= 16,000 ft |ceiling alt= 4,880 m |climb rate main= |climb rate alt= |loading main= |loading alt= |thrust/weight= |power/mass main= |power/mass alt= |more performance=*Endurance: 2.5 hrs
|guns= 1× .303 in Lewis gun operated by observer |avionics= }} See also{{aircontent|see also= |related= |similar aircraft=*Nieuport 10
|lists= }} References1. ^Gunston 2005, p.406. {{refbegin}}2. ^Bruce 1957, p.462. 3. ^Bruce 1968, p.94. 4. ^Mason 1992, p.69. 5. ^1 Bruce 1968, p.69. 6. ^1 Flight 24 July 1919, p.973. 7. ^Flight 24 July 1919, pp.973—974. 8. ^Bruce 1957, p.463.
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