TheRoe II Triplane, sometimes known as theMercury,^[1] was an early British aircraft and the first product of theAvro company. It was designed byAlliott Verdon Roe as a sturdier development of his wood-and-paperRoe I Triplane. Two examples were built, one as a display machine for Roe's new firm, and the second was sold toW. G. Windham. The longest recorded flight made by the Roe II Triplane was 600 ft (180 m).

Data from Jackson 1990 p.11

General characteristics

• Crew: one
• Length: 23 ft (7.0 m)
• Wingspan: 26 ft (7.9 m)
• Height: 9 ft (2.7 m)
• Wing area: 280 sq ft (26 m²)
• Gross weight: 550 lb (249 kg)
• Powerplant: ×Green C.4 4-cylinder inline water-cooled, 35 hp (26 kW)
• Propellers: 2-bladed

Performance

• Maximum speed: 45 mph (72 km/h, 39 kn)

Related developmentRoe I Biplane-Roe I Triplane -Roe II Triplane -Roe III Triplane -Roe IV Triplane

• Bell, Dana (2002).The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Directory of Airplanes: their Designers and Manufacturers. London: Greenhill Books.
• Jackson, A.J. (1990).Avro Aircraft since 1908 (2nd ed.). London: Putnam.ISBN 0-85177-834-8.
• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989).Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. p. 90.
• World Aircraft Information Files. London: Bright Star Publishing. pp. File 889 Sheet 92.

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