The was a
British civil six-passenger joyriding biplane produced by
Central Aircraft Company Limited of
London .
Following the success of the earlier
Centaur IV for joyriding, A.A. Fletcher designed a larger twin-engined aircraft. Designated the the first aircraft, registered G-EAHR, first flew during July
1919 1. The fuselage had an open cockpit for the two crew and six passengers. A second example, registered G-EAPC, was built. It had the same designation but had an enclosed cabin for seven passengers. The second aircraft first flew in May 1920 .
The second aircraft was tested by the
Air Ministry in the 1920 Commercial Aeroplane Competition . It was described at the time as old-fashioned and low-powered, another problem was that loaded with all the fuel required for the three and half hour test flight meant it was unable to carry passengers or pilots. The aircraft did not win the competition. The prototype was destroyed in an accident at
Northolt Aerodrome in July 1919 , shortly after the competition. The second aircraft crashed in October 1920 at Hayes, Middlesex, with a loss of six lives . No further examples were built.
- - ''G-EAHR'' - open cockpit version for six passengers, destroyed 1919.
- - ''G-EAPC'' - enclosed cabin version for seven passengers, destroyed 1920.
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prop
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British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 1
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2 (6 passengers)
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29 ft 3 in
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1196 m
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63 ft 8 in
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1941 m
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4996 lb
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2271 kg
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7,250 lb
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3289 kg
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Beardmore
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inline piston
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2
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160 hp
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119 kw
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90 mph
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145 km/h
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