Blanchard BB-1

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Blanchard BB-1
Role Racing flying-boat
National origin France
Manufacturer Société des Avions 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

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

See also

Related lists

References

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Orbis 1985, p. 694

Bibliography

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