Bristol Type T and Challenger-England
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Type Description and Production Data
| Type T | Challenger-England |
Type T
Single seat, single engined Farman style cross-country racing pusher biplane designed by George Challenger, with advice from Captain Bertram Dickson. It had the same "Farman" configuration as the Boxkite, differing principally in having an enclosed nacelle to house the pilot. The structure bearing the front elevator also differed substantially: the elevator was mounted lower down, level with the lower wing, and the undercarriage skids were continued forward and upwards to form part of the elevator mounting. The rear-mounted twin rudders were balanced, unlike those of the Boxkite. Following the first aircraft, the remainder differed in having a modified nacelle and rudders placed further out, away from the slipstream of the engine. Various powerplants as listed.
| Specification | |||||||||
| Span | Length | Height | Wing Area | Empty Wt | Max AUW | Cruise Speed | Maximum Speed | Range | Service Ceiling |
| 35 ft | 24 ft 6 in | 350 sq ft | 800 lb | 1000 lb | 58 mph/ 50 kn | ||||
| 10.67 m | 7.47 m | 32.52 m2 | 363 kg | 454 kg | 93 km/h | ||||
Production Details
| C/n | Initial Registration |
Notes |
| 1 aircraft built by the British and Colonial Aeroplane Company, Filton, Bristol, Somerset. Built for Maurice Tabuteau for use in the Circuit de l'Europe. Built mid 1911. | ||
| 42 | none | 70 h.p. Gnome |
| 4 aircraft built by the British and Colonial Aeroplane Company, Filton, Bristol, Somerset, for the 1911 Daily Mail Circuit of Britain Air Race. Built mid 1911. | ||
| 51 | none | 70 h.p. Gnome; to be flown by Graham Gilmour but withdrawn. Subsequently fitted with a 50hp Gnome engine and then sold to a private owner. |
| 52 | none | 70 h.p. Gnome; flown by Collyns Pizey. |
| 53 | none | 70 h.p. Gnome; flown by Gordon England. |
| 54 | none | 60 h.p. Renault; flown by Howard Pixton. |
| 1 aircraft built by the British and Colonial Aeroplane Company, Filton, Bristol, Somerset. Not completed. | ||
| 78 | none | 100 h.p. Gnome. |
| Total Production 5 | ||
| Total Production (Not Completed) 1 | ||
Challenger-England
Single-seat tractor biplane converted to from a Type T by Gordon England. One 60 h.p. E.N.V. powerplant.
Production Details
| C/n | Initial Registration |
Notes |
| 1 aircraft converted by Eric Gordon England at Filton, Bristol, Somerset. | ||
| 59 | none | To Bristol Training School, Larkhill, in November 1911. |
| Total Conversions (1) | ||
Production Summary
All Aircraft By Type
| Type | Built New | Conv | Canc'd | Total |
| Type T | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
| Challenger-England | 1 | 1 | ||
| 6 | (0) | 1 |
Production References
- Bristol Aircraft Since 1910, C.H. Barnes (Putnam, 1964, 1970 and 1988)
- British Aircraft Before The Great War, Michael H. Goodall and Albert E. Tagg (Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2001)
Page Revision History
Revised at Version 2.0.0- Improved Type Description and Added Specification details.