Bantam
Role Single-seat sporting biplane
National origin United Kingdom
Manufacturer Grahame-White Aviation Company
Designer M Boudot
First flight 1919
Number built 3

The Grahame-White G.W.E.6 Bantam was a British single-seat sporting biplane, designed by M Boudot and built by Grahame-White Aviation Company at Hendon.

Development

The Bantam was a conventional biplane powered by a nose-mounted 80 hp (60 kW) Le Rhône rotary engine with a single open cockpit.[1] Two aircraft took part in the 1919 Aerial Derby at Hendon Aerodrome, but neither finished the race.[1] A third example was flown in South Africa in the 1920s.[1]

Specifications

Data from [1]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1
  • Length: 16 ft 6 in (5.03 m)
  • Wingspan: 20 ft 0 in (6.1 m)
  • Empty weight: 640 lb (290 kg)
  • Gross weight: 995 lb (451 kg)
  • Powerplant: 1 × Le Rhône 9C rotary engine , 80 hp (60 kW)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 100 mph (160 km/h, 87 kn)
  • Service ceiling: 17,000 ft
  • Rate of climb: 1,100 ft/min

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Jackson 1974, p. 316

References

  • Jackson, A.J. (1974). British Civil Aircraft since 1919 Volume 2. London: Putnam. p. 382. ISBN 0-370-10010-7.
  • "An Interesting Grahame-White Sporting Model". Flight. XI (15): 468–473. 10 April 1919. No. 537. Retrieved 12 January 2011. Contemporary technical description with photographs and drawings.
  • Riding, Richard (July 1979). "British pre-war ultra-lights: No 35: Grahame-White G.W.E.6 Bantam". Aeroplane Monthly. Vol. 7, no. 7. pp. 382–385.
  • “The birthplace of aerial power”, Authors: Claude Grahame-White & Harry Harper. June
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