Campbell, M
M. Campbell
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History
Malcolm Campbell (later Major Sir Malcolm Campbell MBE, born 11 March 1885 in Chislehurst, Kent, died 31 December 1948 in Reigate, Surrey) developed a passion for speed early in life, racing motorcycles in Germany and achieving three gold medals in the London-Edinburgh motorcycle trials in 1906, 1907 and 1908.
In 1909 he briefly fell in love with aviation, designing and building a Blériot style monoplane. Although it managed a few hops, it failed to gain sustained flight. With his machines failure to fly, Campbell then turned his back on aviation and began racing cars at Brooklands. This eventually led to him breaking the world land speed record three times and the water speed record four times.
Campbells machine was later acquired by Ernest Maund. As such, it became the basis of several unfounded claims, stating around 1990, that Maund had built and flown this machine himself as early as 1904, all of which is fully debunked by Philip Jarrett [1].
Company References
- Air Britain Archive 2012/1 (Air-Britain Publications)
- http://www.mshf.com/hall-of-fame/inductees/sir-malcolm-campbell.html
Project Data
| Project No | Type No | Name | Alternative Name(s) | Year | Spec (Requirement) | Status | Qty | Description | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | Proto | 1 | 1S, 1E monoplane | 1, 2, 3 |
Project References
- British Aircraft Before The Great War, Michael H. Goodall and Albert E. Tagg (Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2001)
- Bleriot in Britain 1899-1927), Ray Sanger (Air-Britain (Historians), 2008
- Air Britain Archive 2012/1 (Air-Britain Publications)
Production Details and Type Description
A Bleriot style monoplane of 39 ft. wingspan, the fuselage was of triangular section, and power was provided by an 10 h.p. JAP two-cylinder vee engine, later replaced by one of 40 h.p.
Total Malcolm Campbell Production1