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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.
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. Two aircraft took part in the 1919 Aerial Derby at Hendon Aerodrome, but neither finished the race. A third example was flown in South Africa in the 1920s.
Specifications
Data from 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
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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