Grahame-White Bantam

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 80hp (60kW) 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)

Notes

1 2 3 4 Jackson 1974, page 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" (PDF). Flight. XI (15): 468–473. April 10, 1919. No. 537. Retrieved January 12, 2011. Contemporary technical description with photographs and drawings.

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Aircraft produced by Grahame-White

Baby Type VI Type VII Popular Biplane Type VIII Type X Type XI Type XII Type XIII Type XIV Type XV Type 18 Type 19 Type 20 Type 21 G.W.E.4 Ganymede G.W.E.6 Bantam G.W.E.7 G.W.E.9 Ganymede

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