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unusual facts about Gnome Lambda


Lowe Marlburian

The Marlburian was a two-seat braced monoplane powered by a Gnome rotary engine.


Sopwith Tabloid

The prototype was powered by an 80 hp (60 kW) Gnome Lambda rotary engine and in a trial flown by Harry Hawker at Farnborough the Tabloid reached 92 mph (148 km/h) and took only one minute to reach 1200 ft (366 m) while carrying a passenger and enough fuel for 2½ hours.


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