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Bristol Badminton
The Bristol Type 99 Badminton was a 1920s British single-seat racing biplane built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company and designed by F.S. Barnwell.[1]
Design and development
The Badminton was a single-seat single-engine equal-span biplane, it was made from wood and metal with a fabric covering.[1] It had a conventional tailskid landing gear and the nose-mounted engine was a 510 hp (380 kW) Bristol Jupiter VI.[1] Only one aircraft was built, registered G-EBMK, and it first flew at Filton Aerodrome on 5 May 1926.[1] It was entered into the 1926 King's Cup Race but it forced landed with a fuel feed problem.[1] In 1927, the aircraft was rebuilt as the Type 99A with new wide-span tapered wings, a raised centre section and wide-chord interplane struts.[2] It was powered by an uncowled (525 hp) (392 kW) Bristol Jupiter VI engine.[2] It gained a certificate of airworthiness on the 26 July 1927, but had a fatal crash at Filton two days later (28 July) after an engine failure on take-off.[2]
Variants
Specifications (Type 99)
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Notes
References
- Jackson, A.J. (1973). British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 1. London: Putnam. ISBN 0 370 10006 9.
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| Military | Air forces · Aircraft weapons · Missiles · Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) · Experimental aircraft |
| Notable incidents and accidents | Military aviation · Airliners · General aviation · Famous aviation-related deaths |
| Records | Flight airspeed record · Flight distance record · Flight altitude record · Flight endurance record · Most produced aircraft |
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