Bristol Gordon England biplanes

Gordon England biplanes
G.E.2 with Gnome engine
Role	Military utility aircraft
Manufacturer	Bristol
Designer	Eric Gordon England
First flight	May 1912
Number built	5

The Bristol-Gordon England biplanes were a series of early British military aircraft that first flew in 1912. Designed for easy ground transport, the aircraft could be quickly disassembled. An unusual feature of an otherwise conventional design was that the lower wing was not directly attached to the bottom of the fuselage, but was mounted on struts - a distinctive design element that would also feature in the later Bristol Fighter.

The G.E.2 was submitted in the British military aeroplane trials of 1912, with two different engines, one flown by Howard Pixton and the other by Gordon England^[1][2] but was passed over in favour of the Avro Type E. Bristol nevertheless managed to sell two examples to the Turkish armed forces, which remained undelivered due to an Italian blockade of Turkish ports.

Contents 1 Variants 2 Specifications (G.E.1) 3 Notes 4 References

Variants

G.E.1

Prototype with 50 hp (40 kW) Clerget inline engine (1 built)

G.E.2

Submissions for a military aeroplane competition. Two built - one with a 100 hp (80 kW) Gnome engine, the other with a 80 hp (60 kW) Daimler

G.E.3

A new design using similar wings to the G.E.2 but with a new fuselage to meet a Turkish Government specification for a long-range biplane. A two-seater with 80 hp (60 kW) Gnome engine (2 built, not delivered)

Specifications (G.E.1)

General characteristics

• Crew: Two, pilot and observer
• Length: 29 ft 0 in (8.84 m)
• Wingspan: 33 ft 8 in (10.26 m)
• Wing area: 320 ft² (29.7 m²)
• Powerplant: 1 × Clerget water-cooled inline, 50 hp (37 kW)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 65 mph (105 km/h)

Notes

References

• Taylor, Michael J. H. (1989). Jane's Encyclopedia of Aviation. London: Studio Editions. pp. 204. 
• Barnes, C. H. (1964). Bristol Aircraft since 1910. London: Putnam and Company Ltd. pp. 415. 
• britishaircraft.co.uk
• The Transport Archive

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