AD Scout

The AD Scout (also known as the Sparrow) was designed by Harris Booth of the British Admiralty's Air Department as a fighter aircraft for the anti-Zeppelin defense role during World War I.

The Scout was a decidedly unconventional aircraft - a biplane with a fuselage pod mounted on the upper wing. A twin-rudder tail was attached by four booms, and it was provided with an extremely narrow-track undercarriage. The primary armament was intended to be a 2 lb (900 g) recoil-less Davis Gun, but this was never fitted.

Four prototypes were built - two each by Hewlett & Blondeau; and Blackburn. Trials proved the aircraft to be fragile, sluggish, and difficult to handle, even on the ground. The project was abandoned and all four prototypes scrapped.

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