Bristol Badminton
Bristol Aeroplane Company · United Kingdom · first flew 1926 · light aircraft
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.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Mid-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | 6.45 m fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
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Spot it by:
- Single-seat equal-span racing biplane
- Nose-mounted Bristol Jupiter VI radial engine
- Conventional tailskid undercarriage
A single-engine, equal-span biplane with a 510 hp Bristol Jupiter VI in the nose. It is 6.45 metres long with a 7.34 metre wingspan.
Specifications
- The Bristol Badminton has a length of 6.45 m (21 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 7.34 m (24 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 256 km/h (159 mph).
- Typical crew: 1.
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History
It was made from wood and metal with fabric covering. It first flew at Filton Aerodrome on 5 May 1926.
Variants
The Type 99 was the 1926 racing biplane. In 1927 it was rebuilt as the Type 99A with wide-span tapered wings, a raised centre section and wide-chord interplane struts.
Where you'll see it
Only one aircraft was built, registered G-EBMK. It forced-landed in the 1926 King's Cup Race with a fuel feed problem, and the Type 99A crashed fatally at Filton on 28 July 1927 after an engine failure on takeoff.
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