Air-Britain Aeromilitaria 1994-02 / Picture pages

The Beardmore W.B.IV was an attempt to provide a ship-based aircraft that could be flown off and recovered. Designed in 1915, it anticipated later practice in placing the engine behind the pilot and driving the propeller via a shaft between the pilot's legs (as in the Westland F.7/30 and the Airacobra).