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Bristol Racer
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The Bristol Type 72 Racer was a British racing monoplane designed by Wilfrid Thomas Reid and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company at Filton Aerodrome, England.[1]
Design and development
The Bristol Racer was a single-engine monoplane with a monocoque fuselage and, unusually for the time, a retractable landing gear.[1] It was powered by a 480 hp (360 kW) Bristol Jupiter IV radial engine.[1] One aircraft was built in 1922 and registered G-EBDR on 27 June 1922.[2] The aircraft made a few test flights and was allocated and painted with the racing number 10 for the 1922 Aerial Derby.[1] The aircraft was not ready to race and was eventually scrapped in 1924.[1]
Specifications
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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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| 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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