Bristol Biplane Type 'T'

Infobox Aircraft
name=Bristol Biplane Type 'T'


caption=
type=Single-seat sporting biplane
manufacturer=British and Colonial Aeroplane Company
designer=
first flight=
introduced=1911
retired=
status=
primary user=
more users=
produced=
number built=5
program cost=
unit cost=
developed from=Bristol Boxkite
variants with their own articles= The Bristol Biplane Type 'T' was a derivative of the British Bristol Boxkite, developed by the British and Colonial Aeroplane Company, for the Frenchman Maurice Tabuteau.

History

The Type 'T' was a development of Bristol's successful Boxkite type. As well as a more powerful Gnome engine it had an enclosed nacelle for the pilot and a skip projecting forward from the main landing gear, to prevent nosing over.

The type was developed for M Tabuteau to compete in the 1911 Circuit de l'Europe. In addition four further examples were built for the Circuit of Britain race, of the same year. None of the Type 'T's which competed were successful.

Variants

* Type T : Two-seat sporting biplane.
* Challenger-England : Bristol Type T biplane fitted with a 60-hp (45-kW) ENV piston engine.

pecifications (Type 'T' )

aircraft specifications
plane or copter?=plane
jet or prop?=prop

ref={name of first source}
crew=1
capacity=
length main=24 ft 6 in
length alt=7.47 m
span main=35 ft 0 in
span alt=10.67 m
height main=
height alt=
area main=350.0 ft²
area alt=32.52 m²
airfoil=
empty weight main=650 lb
empty weight alt=295 kg
loaded weight main=850 lb
loaded weight alt=386 kg
useful load main=
useful load alt=
max takeoff weight main=
max takeoff weight alt=
more general=

engine (jet)=
type of jet=
number of jets=
thrust main= lbf
thrust alt= kN
thrust original=
afterburning thrust main= lbf
afterburning thrust alt= kN
engine (prop)=Gnome rotary piston engine
type of prop=
number of props=1
power main=70 hp
power alt=52 kW
power original=
max speed main=55 mph
max speed alt=88 km/h
cruise speed main=
cruise speed alt=
never exceed speed main=
never exceed speed alt=
stall speed main=
stall speed alt=
range main=
range alt=
ceiling main=
ceiling alt=
climb rate main=
climb rate alt=
loading main=2.42 lb/ft²
loading alt=11.9 kg/m²
thrust/weight=
power/mass main=0.082 hp/lb
power/mass alt=134 W/kg
more performance=

armament=

avionics=

ee also

aircontent

related=
* Bristol Boxkite

similar aircraft=

sequence=
* Bristol Boxkite - Type 'T' - Types 1-5

References