Grahame-White Bantam

Bantam
General information
Type	Single-seat sporting biplane
National origin	United Kingdom
Manufacturer	Grahame-White Aviation Company
Designer	M Boudot
Number built	3
History
First flight	1919

The Grahame-White G.W.E.6 Bantam was a British single-seat sporting biplane, designed by M Boudot and built by Grahame-White Aviation Company at Hendon.

Development

The Bantam was a conventional biplane powered by a nose-mounted 80 hp (60 kW) Le Rhône rotary engine with a single open cockpit. ^[1] Two aircraft took part in the 1919 Aerial Derby at Hendon Aerodrome, but neither finished the race. ^[1] A third example was flown in South Africa in the 1920s. ^[1]

Specifications

Data from ^[1]

General characteristics

• Crew: 1
• Length: 16 ft 6 in (5.03 m)
• Wingspan: 20 ft 0 in (6.1 m)
• Empty weight: 640 lb (290 kg)
• Gross weight: 995 lb (451 kg)
• Powerplant: 1 × Le Rhône 9C rotary engine , 80 hp (60 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 100 mph (160 km/h, 87 kn)

• Service ceiling: 17,000 ft
• Rate of climb: 1,100 ft/min

Notes

1. Jackson 1974, p. 316

References

• Jackson, A.J. (1974). British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 2. London: Putnam. p. 382. ISBN   0-370-10010-7.
• "An Interesting Grahame-White Sporting Model". Flight . XI (15): 468–473. 10 April 1919. No. 537. Retrieved 12 January 2011. Contemporary technical description with photographs and drawings.
• Riding, Richard (July 1979). "British pre-war ultra-lights: No 35: Grahame-White G.W.E.6 Bantam". Aeroplane Monthly . Vol. 7, no. 7. pp. 382–385.
• “The birthplace of aerial power”, Authors: Claude Grahame-White & Harry Harper. June