Martinsyde Buzzard
Military
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A British biplane fighter of 1918, the Martinsyde Buzzard incarnated the advanced aeronautics of the Great War's final year. Compact and lightweight with a 10-meter wingspan, it achieved 235 km/h—respectable for an aircraft weighing mere kilograms of structure and fabric.
Specifications
- Role
- Biplane fighter
- Engines
- 1
- First flight
- 1918
- Length
- 7.8 m
- Wingspan
- 10 m
- Max speed
- 235 km/h