Bristol Type 109

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Type 109
RoleLong-distance biplane
National originUnited Kingdom
Manufacturer Bristol Aeroplane Company
Designer Frank Barnwell
First flight1928
Retired1931
Number built1

The Bristol Type 109 was a British two-seat long-distance biplane built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company at Filton Aerodrome, England. [1]

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Design and development

The Type 109 was a single-engine two-seat conventional biplane built in 1928 for an attempt on the world distance record. [1] The Type 109, registered G-EBZK and powered by a 480 hp (360 kW) Bristol Jupiter VIII radial engine, was first flown on 7 September 1928. [1] The record attempt was abandoned and the aircraft was then modified to be used by Bert Hinkler for a world flight. [1] The world flight was also abandoned and the aircraft was used by Bristol as an engine test bed for the Jupiter XIF engine. [1] The Type 109 was scrapped in 1931, never having flown beyond the UK. [1] [2]

Specifications

Data from [2]

General characteristics

Performance

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Jackson 1973, page 308
  2. 1 2 Barnes 1964 , p. 234

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