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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 Type of aircraft
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)

See also

• Schneider Trophy

Related lists

• List of flying boats and floatplanes

References

На других языках

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[it] Blanchard BB-1

Il Blanchard BB-1 era un idrocorsa (idrovolante da competizione) monomotore, monoplano con ala a parasole, realizzato dall'azienda francese Société des Avions Blanchard come proposta per la partecipazione alla Coppa Schneider del 1924[2], poi non disputata.

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