Blanchard BB-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]

Blanchard BB-1
Role Racing flying-boat
National origin France
Manufacturer Société des Avions Blanchard / Constructions Aéronautiques Blanchard
First flight 1924
Number built 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 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)
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See also

Related lists

References
  1. The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Aircraft (Part Work 1982-1985). Orbis Publishing. p. 694.
  2. Grey, C.G., ed. (1924). Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1924. London: Sampson Low, Marston & company, ltd. p. 85b.
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