| Type 99 Badminton | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Role | Racing biplane |
| National origin | United Kingdom |
| Manufacturer | Bristol Aeroplane Company |
| Designer | F.S. Barnwell |
| First flight | 5 May 1926 |
| Number built | 1 |
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. [1]
The Badminton was a single-seat single-engine equal-span biplane, it was made from wood and metal with fabric covering. [1] It had a conventional tailskid landing gear and the nose-mounted engine was a 510 hp (380 kW) Bristol Jupiter VI. [1] Only one aircraft was built, registered G-EBMK, and it first flew at Filton Aerodrome on 5 May 1926. [1] It was entered into the 1926 King's Cup Race but it forced-landed with a fuel feed problem. [1] In 1927, the aircraft was rebuilt as the Type 99A with new wide-span tapered wings, a raised centre section and wide-chord interplane struts. [2] It was powered by an uncowled (525 hp) (392 kW) Bristol Jupiter VI engine. [2] It gained a certificate of airworthiness on 26 July 1927, but had a fatal crash at Filton two days later (28 July) after an engine failure on takeoff. [2]
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