Bristol Seely
Bristol · United Kingdom · first flew 1920 · airliner
The Bristol Seely was entered into an Air Ministry competition for safe civil aeroplanes held in 1920. It was a single-engine biplane with accommodation for one passenger.
Recognition (WEFT)
| W — Wings | Mid-mounted, straight |
|---|---|
| E — Engines | 1 × piston, nose-mounted |
| F — Fuselage | 8.99 m fuselage |
| T — Tail | Conventional |
WEFT is AircraftIQ's four-point recognition method — how it works.
Spot it by:
- Single-engine biplane
- Single Siddeley Puma inline engine
- Accommodation for one passenger
It is a single-engined biplane powered by a six-cylinder water-cooled Siddeley Puma.
Specifications
- The Bristol Seely has a length of 8.99 m (29 ft).
- It has a wingspan of 14.4 m (47 ft).
- Its maximum speed is 177 km/h (110 mph).
- Typical crew: 1.
Figures are for the representative variant described above; marks differ. See how AircraftIQ sources figures.
History
It first flew in spring 1920.
Variants
Only one example was ever built.
Where you'll see it
After the competition, the single Seely was used as a testbed for the Bristol Jupiter engine development programme.
Related aircraft
- Bristol Pullman
- Bristol Badger
- F.2B Fighter
- Bristol Berkeley
- Airco DH.18
- Avro 547
- Blériot-SPAD S.33
- Blériot-SPAD S.37
AircraftIQ — the aircraft field guide: 8,606 recognition guides, live overhead identification, works offline.