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Siddeley Deasy Production
For a description of the format and data included in
Production Tables, see here.
Produced Types
R.T.1
| Two seat reconnaissance biplane based on
the Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 with new two bay equal span constant chord wings.
There were only small changes to the R.E.8 fuselage: the decking aft of the gunner, together with his gun-ring were raised,
and the fin and rudder were larger and more rounded. The first and third were powered by a 200 h.p. Hispano-Suiza and
the second by the 150 h.p. RAF 4A as used in the R.E.8. |
S.R.2 Siskin
| Single seat, single bay sesquiplane fighter, predominantly of wooden construction with fabric skinning,
to meet Air Board Specification A.2(a). One 320 h.p. A.B.C. Dragonfly powerplant. | Siniai
| Four seat biplane day bomber with gunners in rearwards
extensions of the engine nacelles. The square section fuselage featured and a third gunner's position in the extreme,
slanted nose. Two 500 h.p. Armstrong Siddeley Tiger powerplants. |
Serial Range | C/n | Batch Qty | Conv. | Canc'd | Notes | | 6 aircraft ordered from the Siddeley Deasy Motor Car
Co, Parkside, to contract A.S.7903. Three built, reminder cancelled. First flew (mid?) 1917. |
| B6625 - B6626 |
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3 |
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| B6628 -
B6630 | | | |
3 | | | Total Production | 3 | | 3 | |
Serial Range | C/n | Batch Qty | Conv. | Canc'd | Notes | | 6 aircraft ordered from the Siddeley Deasy Motor Car
Co, Parkside to contract AS.11537. First flew spring 1919. Only three completed. | | C4541 - C4543 | | 3 |
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| C4544 - C4546 |
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| Total Production | 3
| | 3 | |
For full details of Siskin production, click here
Serial Range | C/n | Batch Qty | Conv. | Canc'd | Notes | | 4 aircraft ordered from the Siddeley Deasy Motor Car
Co, Parkside, to contract AS.5553/18. Order revised due to engine delays. | | X21 - X24 | | |
| 4 | Revised
to new contract 55143/21. | | 4
aircraft ordered from the Siddeley Deasy Motor Car Co, Parkside, to contract 55143/21. Two built, reminder cancelled.
First flew June 1921. | | J6858
- J6859 | | 2 | | |
J6859
used as spares. | | not allocated | | |
| 2 | |
| Total Production | 2
| | 6 | |
Production References
Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft Since 1913, Oliver
Tapper (Putnam, 1973) Aeroplanes of the Royal Flying Corps, The, J.M. Bruce (Putnam,
1982) Royal Air Force Aircraft J1 - J9999, RAF Aircraft Register Series
(Air-Britain Publications, 1987)
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