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The Lowe Marlburian was a 1920s British two-seat monoplane design by F. Harold Lowe.[1][2]

Marlburian
Role	Two-seat monoplane Type of aircraft
National origin	United Kingdom
Manufacturer	Northern Aerial Transport Company
Designer	F. Harold Lowe
First flight	1922
Number built	1

Design and development

The Marlburian was a two-seat braced monoplane powered by a Gnome rotary engine.[1] It was built during 1921 by Lowe at Heaton near Newcastle upon Tyne.[1] The seventh aircraft built by a 20-year-old Lowe, it took 840 hours to build the aircraft, with everything but the engine, wheels, propeller and instruments being made from raw materials.[2] The two occupants sat side by side. It was registered G-EBEX on 7 October 1922, the aircraft crashed on 25 November 1922.[1]

Specifications

Data from [2] Flight

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 5.18 m (17 ft 0 in)
• Wingspan: 8.69 m (28 ft 6 in)
• Height: 2.54 m (8 ft 4 in)
• Wing area: 9.9 m² (107 sq ft)
• Empty weight: 204 kg (450 lb)
• Powerplant: 1 × Gnome rotary engine , 45 kW (60 hp)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 160 km/h (100 mph, 87 kn)

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