Grahame-White Bantam

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Bantam
RoleSingle-seat sporting biplane
National originUnited Kingdom
Manufacturer Grahame-White Aviation Company
DesignerM Boudot
First flight1919
Number built3

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.

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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

Performance

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Jackson 1974, p. 316

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