Goupy Type B
# Goupy Type B

The Goupy Type B was a staggered biplane designed by Ambroise Goupy in the early 1910s.

## Design

The Goupy Type B was a staggered biplane that could be fitted with main and tail floats, retaining the land uncarriage, to create a hydroplane. The Goupy Type B.1 was a similar 3-seat version, exhibited at the 1913 Paris Aero Salon, powered by a 75 kW (100 hp) Gnome 9 Delta 9-cylinder rotary engine.

## Specifications

Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1913

General characteristics

* Crew: 1
* Length: 8 m (26 ft 3 in)
* Wingspan: 13 m (42 ft 8 in)
* Wing area: 45 $m^2$ (480 sq ft)
* Empty weight: 300 kg (661 lb)
* Gross weight: 450 kg (992 lb)
* Powerplant: 1 × Gnome 7 Lambda 7-cylinder air-cooled rotary piston engine, 60 kW (80 hp)

             Alternate engine:- 75 kW (100 hp) Gnome 9 Delta 9-cylinder air-cooled rotary piston engine

Performance

* Maximum speed: 120 km/h (75 mph, 65 kn)
