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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.

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

General Arrangement

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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

References

• "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.
• “The birthplace of aerial power”, Authors: Claude Grahame-White & Harry Harper. June

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