Bristol Brownie

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Type 91 Brownie
Type Sports plane
Manufacturer Bristol Aeroplane Company
Maiden flight 6 August 1926
Number built 3

The Bristol Type 91 Brownie was a light sports airplane produced in the United Kingdom by the Bristol Aeroplane Company in 1926. It was a low-wing cantilever monoplane aircraft of conventional configuration with fixed tailskid undercarriage. The pilot and passenger sat in tandem open cockpits.


[edit] Specifications

Data from British Aircraft Directory[1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1 (pilot)
  • Capacity: 1 passenger
  • Length: 26 ft 3 in (8.0 m)
  • Wingspan: 34 ft 7 in (10.54 m)
  • Height: 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
  • Wing area: 204 ft² (19 m²)
  • Empty weight: 500 lb (227 kg)
  • Loaded weight: 870 lb (395 kg)
  • Powerplant: × Bristol Cherub I 2 cylinder horizontally opposed, 32 hp (kW) each

Performance


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[edit] References

Notes
  1. ^ Brownie. British Aircraft Directory. Retrieved on 21 May 2008.
Bibliography
  • Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions, 206. 
  • britishaircraft.co.uk