Blanchard BB-1
| Blanchard BB-1 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Racing flying-boat |
| National origin | France |
| Manufacturer | Société des Avions Blanchard / Constructions Aéronautiques Blanchard |
| First flight | 1924 |
| Number built | 1 |
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
[edit]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
[edit]Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1924[2] Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft[1]
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 et Rhône 9A Jupiter radial piston engine, 280 kW (380 hp)
- Propellers: 2-bladed fixed-pitch propeller
Performance
- Maximum speed: 240 km/h (150 mph, 130 kn)
- Time to altitude: 2,000 m (6,600 ft) in 7 minutes
- Wing loading: 61 kg/m2 (12 lb/sq ft)
- Power/mass: 0.2206 kW/kg (0.1342 hp/lb)
See also
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