Parnall Panther

what is it?

The Parnall Panther was a British carrier-based, spotter and reconnaissance aircraft designed and developed by Parnall and Sons in the latter years of the First World War, continuing in service until 1926. A total of 150 Panthers were built by Bristol Aeroplane Company since after the end of the war, Parnall had stopped aircraft manufacture.

🔎How to recognise it: 1 piston engine with propeller · 9 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 175 km/htop speed
• size 1,177 kgmax take-off weight
• built 155made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 109 years ago, in 1917.

piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.

spec sheet

first flight

1917

introduced

1919

retired

1926

status

retired

number built

155

role

carrier-based reconnaissance

engines

1× Bentley BR2

crew

2

length

7.6 m

wingspan

9 m

height

3.2 m

max take-off weight

1,177 kg

top speed

175 km/h

range

—

ceiling

4,420 m

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.