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Bristol Bullet
The Bristol Type 32 Bullet was a British biplane racing aircraft. It was designed as a testbed and demonstrator aircraft for the company's Bristol Jupiter engine. It was a single-seat aircraft with single-bay wings with thin low drag aerofoils. It first flew in June 1920, being entered in the Aerial Derby of July that year.[1]
The Bullet performance at the 1920 Aerial Derby was disappointing, and the aircraft was subject to a series of modifications, including a new cowling and reducing the wing area. Thus modified, the aircraft demonstrated increased performance, finishing fourth in the 1921 Aerial Derby in an average speed of 141 mph (227 km/h) [2]
A more powerful 380 hp (280 kW) Jupiter II engine was fitted,[3] and, piloted by Rollo A. de Haga Haig, came in second place in the 1922 Aerial Derby at an average speed of 145 mph (233 km/h), beaten only by the Gloster Mars (which had also won the 1921 race[4] The aircraft was scrapped in 1924.[3]
Specifications (Jupiter I engine)
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References
- Barnes, C.H. (1964). Bristol Aircraft Since 1910, First Edition, London: Putnam.
- James, Derek N. (1971). Gloster Aircraft since 1917. London: Putnam. ISBN 0 370 00084 6.
- Sharpe, Michael (2000). Biplanes, Triplanes, and Seaplanes. London: Friedman/Fairfax Books, 103. ISBN 1-58663-300-7.
Lists relating to aviation | |
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| General | Timeline of aviation · Aircraft · Aircraft manufacturers · Aircraft engines · Aircraft engine manufacturers · Airports · Airlines |
| 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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