Blanchard BB-1

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The Blanchard BB-1 was a 1920s French racing flying-boat designed and built by Société des Avions Blanchard to compete in Schneider Trophy.^[1]

Design and development

The BB-1 was a single-seat parasol-wing monoplane flying-boat powered by a 380 hp (283 kW) Gnome-Rhône Jupiter radial piston engine.^[1] The BB-1 was tested in 1924 but the performance was poor and the aircraft was not developed further and was scrapped.^[1]

Specifications

Data from ^[1]Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft

General characteristics

Crew: 1
Length: 9.71 m (31 ft 10 in)
Wingspan: 12.20 m (40 ft 0 in)
Height: 3.00 m (9 ft 10 in)
Wing area: 21.00 m² (226.0 sq ft)
Max takeoff weight: 1,280 kg (2,822 lb)
Powerplant: 1 × Gnome-Rhône Jupiter radial piston engine, 280 kW (380 hp)

Performance

Maximum speed: 240 km/h (149 mph; 130 kn)Climb to 2000m in 7 minutes

References

Notes

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Orbis 1985, p. 694

Bibliography

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing.

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