| Blanchard BB-1 | |
|---|---|
| Role | Racing flying-boatType of aircraft |
| 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.
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. The BB-1 was tested in 1924 but the performance was poor and the aircraft was not developed further and was scrapped.
Specifications
Data from Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1924 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 m (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/m (12 lb/sq ft)
- Power/mass: 0.2206 kW/kg (0.1342 hp/lb)
See also
Related lists
References
- ^ The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing. p. 694.
- Grey, C.G., ed. (1924). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1924. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. p. 85b.